Pregnancy is associated with psychiatric symptoms in a low-income countryside community of Brazil

Figures & data

Table 1 Demographic features of pregnant women and control group

	Control (n = 38)	Pregnant women (n = 94)	P value
Age (years)a
Mean ± standard deviation (median)	25.84 ± 3.9 (26)	25.1 ± 6.7 (25)	0.45
Marital status (married)b
Frequency	20 (52.6%)	74 (78.7%)	0.003
Educational level (years)a
Mean ± standard deviation (median)	10.5 ± 3.22 (11)	9.03 ± 4.3 (9)	0.058
Monthly income per capita (Brazilian reais)c,d
Mean ± standard deviation (median)	257.3 ± 141.3 (236)	417.4 ± 557.9 (205)	0.72
Age when pregnancy occured for the first time (years)c,e
Mean ± standard deviation (median)	19.4 ± 3.12 (19)	20.8 ± 4.5 (20)	0.25

a Notes: Student’s t-test;

b chi-square test;

c Mann–Whitney U test;

d 1.00 Brazilian reais is approximately 1.6 United States dollar;

e only women who became pregnant in the control group were considered (n = 29).

Table 2 Comparison of current psychiatric disorders, according to Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview and scores in psychometric scales, in pregnant women and control group

	Control (n = 38)	Pregnant women (n = 94)	P value
MINI Plus
Frequency	9 (23.7%)	41 (43.6%)	0.04
BDI
Mean ± standard deviation (median)	2.58 ± 7.02 (0)	8.05 ± 7.56 (7)	0.00
HAS
Mean ± standard deviation (median)	3.39 ± 6.18 (0)	6.11 ± 6.83 (4)	0.03

Abbreviations: HAS, Hamilton Anxiety Scale; BDI, Beck Depression Inventory; MINI, Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview.

Figure 1 Receiver operating characteristic curve for determination of cutoff point of Beck Depression Inventory in total pregnant sample.

Note: Diagonal segments are produced by ties.