Description and crude logistic regression of maternal diagnostic status prior to pregnancy (lifetime until conception) and excessive infant crying (n=286)
| Excessive crying (n=286) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (n=257) | Yes (n=29) | |||||||
| Lifetime until conception: Diagnostic groups | n | % | n | % | OR | 95% CI | p Value | |
| No AD (Reference) (n=100) | 92 | 92.0 | 8 | 8.0 | – | – | – | – |
| Pure D (n=46) | 45 | 97.8 | 1 | 2.2 | 0.26 | 0.03 | 2.11 | 0.205 |
| Pure A (n=79) | 67 | 84.8 | 12 | 15.2 | 2.06 | 0.80 | 5.32 | 0.135 |
| Comorbid AD (n=61) | 53 | 86.9 | 8 | 13.1 | 1.74 | 0.62 | 4.89 | 0.297 |
| No anxiety disorder (no AD, pure D) (Reference) (n=146) | 137 | 93.8 | 9 | 6.2 | – | – | – | – |
| Any anxiety disorder (pure A, comorbid AD) (n=140) | 120 | 85.7 | 20 | 14.3 | 2.54 | 1.11 | 5.78 | 0.027 |
| No depressive disorder (no AD, pure A) (Reference) (n=179) | 159 | 88.8 | 20 | 11.2 | – | – | – | – |
| Any depressive disorder (pure D, comorbid AD) (n=107) | 98 | 91.6 | 9 | 8.4 | 0.73 | 0.32 | 1.67 | 0.455 |
| Lifetime until conception: Anxiety and depression liability | mean | SD | mean | SD | OR | 95%CI | p Value | |
| AL in total sample (n=286) | 2.4 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 1.14 | 1.00 | 1.29 | 0.048 |
| AL in women without anxiety disorders (no AD, pure D) (n=146) | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.64 | 0.17 | 2.47 | 0.521 |
| AL in women with any anxiety disorder (pure A, comorbid AD) (n=140) | 4.7 | 2.3 | 4.9 | 2.4 | 1.04 | 0.85 | 1.28 | 0.673 |
| DL in total sample (n=286) | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 0.97 | 0.83 | 1.14 | 0.720 |
| DL in women without depressive disorders (no AD, pure A) (n=179) | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.03 | 0.72 | 1.48 | 0.866 |
| DL in women with any depressive disorder (pure D, comorbid AD) (n=107) | 5.2 | 1.6 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 1.14 | 0.73 | 1.78 | 0.558 |
(No AD) no anxiety nor depressive disorder prior to pregnancy, (Pure D) pure depressive disorder prior to pregnancy, (Pure A) pure anxiety disorder prior to pregnancy, (Comorbid AD) comorbid anxiety and depressive disorder prior to pregnancy, (AL) anxiety liability index, (DL) depression liability index, (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.