Prevalence of postpartum depression in Nuuk, Greenland – a cross-sectional study using Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale

Figures & data

Fig. 1 A flow chart illustrating the classification of mothers within the study.

Table I Clinical and demographical variables of the mothers

Characteristic or variable	All mothers (N=174), mean (SD; range)	Mothers with EPDS at or above 13 (N=15), mean (SD; range)	Mothers with EPDS less than 13 (N=159), mean (SD; range)	p
Age (years)	28 (5.4; 17–42)	27 (4.6; 20–34)	29 (5.4; 17–42)	0.198
Gestational age (weeks)	38.8 (1.9; 27–42)	38.8 (2.0; 27–42)	38.5 (1.0; 37–40)	0.589
EPDS (points)	6.0 (4.3; 0–22)	5.1 (3.1; 0–12)	16.2 (2.8; 13–22)	<0.001
Percentage (number)
First-time mothers	49.4 (86)	20.0 (3)	52.0 (83)	0.016
Unemployed	9.2 (16)	20.0 (3)	8.2 (13)	0.133
Single mothers	8.6 (15)	20.0 (3)	5.6 (9)	0.100