Description and crude logistic regression of maternal diagnostic status lifetime until delivery and until 16 months post partum and excessive infant crying (n=286)
| Excessive crying (n=286) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (n=257) | Yes (n=29) | ||||||||
| n | % | n | % | OR | 95% CI | p Value | |||
| Lifetime until delivery: Diagnostic groups | |||||||||
| No AD (Reference) (n=91) | 85 | 93.4 | 6 | 6.6 | – | – | – | – | |
| Pure D (n=42) | 41 | 97.6 | 1 | 2.4 | 0.35 | 0.04 | 2.96 | 0.333 | |
| Pure A (n=84) | 70 | 83.3 | 14 | 16.7 | 2.83 | 1.03 | 7.76 | 0.043 | |
| Comorbid AD (n=69) | 61 | 88.4 | 8 | 11.6 | 1.86 | 0.61 | 5.63 | 0.273 | |
| No anxiety disorder (no AD, pure D) (Reference) (n=133) | 126 | 94.7 | 7 | 5.3 | – | – | – | – | |
| Any anxiety disorder (pure A, comorbid AD) (n=153) | 131 | 85.6 | 22 | 14.4 | 3.02 | 1.25 | 7.32 | 0.014 | |
| No depressive disorder (no AD, pure A) (Reference) (n=175) | 155 | 88.6 | 20 | 11.4 | – | – | – | – | |
| Any depressive disorder (pure D, comorbid AD) (n=111) | 102 | 91.9 | 9 | 8.1 | 0.68 | 0.30 | 1.56 | 0.367 | |
| Lifetime until 16 months post partum: Diagnostic groups | |||||||||
| No AD (Reference) (n=83) | 77 | 92.8 | 6 | 7.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Pure D (omitted)* (n=33) | 33 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | – | – | – | – | |
| Pure A (n=84) | 75 | 89.3 | 9 | 10.7 | 1.54 | 0.52 | 4.54 | 0.434 | |
| Comorbid AD (n=86) | 72 | 83.7 | 14 | 16.3 | 2.50 | 0.91 | 6.84 | 0.076 | |
| No anxiety disorder (no AD, pure D) (Reference) (n=116) | 110 | 94.8 | 6 | 5.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Any anxiety disorder (pure A, comorbid AD) (n=170) | 147 | 86.5 | 23 | 13.5 | 2.87 | 1.13 | 7.28 | 0.027 | |
| No depressive disorder (no AD, pure A) (Reference) (n=167) | 152 | 91.0 | 15 | 9.0 | – | – | – | – | |
| Any depressive disorder (pure D, comorbid AD) (n=119) | 105 | 88.2 | 14 | 11.8 | 1.35 | 0.63 | 2.92 | 0.443 | |
(No AD) no anxiety nor depressive disorder prior to pregnancy, (Pure D) pure depressive disorder(s) prior to pregnancy, (Pure A) pure anxiety disorder(s) prior to pregnancy, (Comorbid AD) comorbid anxiety and depressive disorders, (n) number, (%) percentage, excessive infant crying was defined as crying for ≥3 h per day ≥3 days per week for ≥3 weeks, bold characters display statistically significant associations on the 5% level.
*Analysis was omitted due to a lack of participants with pure D until 16 months post partum in the group with excessive crying.