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Table 3.

EPDS 'probable depression' and mean scores, SF-36 mean scores and subscales, six months after birth

	Intervention (n = 6248)			Comparison (n = 5057)			Statistical tests
	n	mean or %	SE_adj	n	mean or %	SE_adj	p-value	OR	SE_adj(95% CI)	DEFF

EPDS ≥ 13	6221	15.72%	0.75%	5027	14.94%	0.55%	0.41	1.06	0.08 (0.91 to1.24)	1.81
								Difference

EPDS, mean score	6163	6.91	0.11	4969	6.83	0.11	0.61	0.08	0.09 (-0.25 to 0.40)	2.28

SF-36 PCS†	5917	50.24	0.10	4761	50.26	0.16	0.91	-0.02	0.19 (-0.43 to 0.39)	1.71

MCS‡	5917	47.58	0.15	4761	47.91	0.19	0.20	-0.32	0.24 (-0.83 to 0.18)	1.27

SF-36 Subscales§
PF	6163	89.72	0.24	4979	89.41	0.46
RP	6090	81.38	0.45	4923	81.70	0.51
BP	6233	78.85	0.28	5031	79.65	0.19
GH	6177	74.65	0.46	4971	75.65	0.62
Vitality	6219	51.29	0.31	5025	52.16	0.39
SF	6238	81.93	0.25	5039	82.40	0.30
RE	6082	80.99	0.57	4895	81.70	0.42
MH	6219	72.57	0.30	5024	72.85	0.33
Health transition	6240	2.94	0.02	5045	2.97	0.01

† Physical health component score, adjusted for age/sex distribution of PRISM population, factor loadings and standard deviation using Australian National Health Survey values

‡ Mental health component score, adjusted as for PCS

§ PF physical functioning, RP role functioning (physical), BP bodily pain, GH general health, SF social functioning, RE role functioning (emotional), MH mental health.