Socio-economic status influences the relationship between obesity and antenatal depression: Data from a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Obesity has been associated with increased risk of antenatal depression, but little is known about this relationship. This study tested whether socio-economic status (SES) influences the relationship between obesity and antenatal depression.

Methods

Data were taken from the Screening for Pregnancy Endpoints (SCOPE) cohort. BMI was calculated from measured height and weight at 15±1 weeks' gestation. Underweight women were excluded. SES was indicated by self-reported household income (dichotomised around the median: low SES ≤£45,000; high SES >£45,000). Antenatal depression was defined as scoring ≥13 on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale at both 15±1 and 20±1 weeks' gestation, to identify persistently elevated symptoms of depression.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Molyneaux E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4957541 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature