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Table 8 Chi-square test of mental disorder characteristics contributing to a high EPDS score in women with mental disorders

From: Examination of risk factors for high Edinburgh postnatal depression scale scores: a retrospective study at a single university hospital in Japan

  

High-score group

EPDS ≥ 9

(N = 46)

Low-score group

EPDS ≤ 8

(N = 39)

 
  

N

%

N

%

P-value*

Disease classification by the

ICD-10**

F10-F19

1

2.2

0

0.0

1.000

F20-F29

6

13.3

8

20.5

0.557

F30-F39

21

46.7

13

33.3

0.308

F40-F49

15

33.3

13

33.3

1.000

F50-F59

6

13.3

4

10.3

0.923

F60-F69

5

11.1

1

2.6

0.275

F70-F79

3

6.7

2

5.1

1.000

F80-F89

0

0

0

0

-

F90-F98

1

2.2

0

0.0

1.000

Medication

None

17

37.8

16

41.0

0.936

Single agent

16

35.6

10

25.6

0.457

Polypharmacy

12

26.7

13

33.3

0.669

Interruption during pregnancy

9

20.0

5

12.8

0.557

Disease

condition

History only

4

8.9

6

15.4

0.563

Onset during pregnancy

2

4.4

2

5.1

1.000

Postpartum exacerbation

4

8.9

1

2.6

0.448

  1. EPDS: Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale; ICD: International Classification of Diseases; F10-F19: Mental and behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use; F20-F29: Schizophrenia, schizotypal and delusional disorders; F30-F39: Mood (affective) disorders; F40-F48: Neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders; F50-F59: Behavioral syndromes associated with physiological disturbances and physical factors; F60-F69: Disorders of adult personality and behavior; F70-F79: Mental retardation; F80-F89: Disorders of psychological development; F90-F98: Behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence; F99-F99: Unspecified mental disorder
  2. * statistically significant (P < 0.05)
  3. ** There was duplication