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. 2020 Nov 25;20:557. doi: 10.1186/s12888-020-02969-3

Table 2.

Obstetric data and physical symptoms of women with PPD

Factors EPDS < 10 (592) EPDS ≥ 10 (253) χ2 P
n % n %
Parity 0.000 1.000
 1 278 46.9 119 47.0
  ≥ 2 314 53.1 134 53.0
Mode of delivery 0.070 0.817
 Vaginal 364 61.5 158 62.5
 Caesarean 228 38.4 95 37.5
Pregnancy related disease 0.212 0.632
 Yes 109 18.4 50 19.8
 No 483 81.6 203 80.2
Delivery related disease 0.351 0.607
 Yes 91 15.4 43 17.0
 No 501 84.6 210 83.0
Persistent fever(>37.4 °C for at least 1 day) 709.1 0.000
 Yes 18 3.0 241 95.3
 No 574 97.0 12 4.7
Cough 0.025 0.867
 Yes 163 27.5 71 28.1
 No 429 72.5 182 71.9
Sore throat 0.072 0.806
 Yes 408 68.9 172 68.0
 No 184 31.1 81 32.0
Persistent fever and cough or difficulty in breathing 1.388 0.235
 Yes 36 6.1 21 8.3
 No 556 93.9 232 91.7