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Table 3 Comparison between pregnant and postpartum females using EPDS, SCID-I, HAM-D, and DAS

From: Prevalence and related factors of perinatal depression in Egyptian mothers

Scale

Pregnancy

(N = 166)

Postpartum

(N = 135)

Test

p-value

EPDS

Cutoff < 9

144 (86.2%)

124 (93.3%)

X2 = 1.988

0.195

Cutoff ≥ 9

22 (13.3%)

11 (8.1%)

SCID-I

No depression

157 (94.6%)

130 (96.3%)

X2= 1.988

0.195

Major depression

9 (5.4%)

5 (3.7%)

HAM-Da

Mild depression

4 (2.4%)

3 (2.2%)

Fisher’s exact

1.000

Moderate depression

5(3.0%)

2(1.5%)

DAS

< 97

11(6.6%)

4(3.0%)

Fisher exact

0.187

≥ 97

155(93.4%)

131(97.0%)

  1. EPDS Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, DAS the Dyadic Adjustment Scale, HAM-D Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression, SCID-I the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV; a total number = 14; X2, chi-square test