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Middle East Current Psychiatry

Table 3 Biomarkers association with antepartum and postpartum EPDS score

From: Relationship between inflammatory biomarkers, vitamin D levels, and depressive symptoms in late pregnancy and during the postpartum period: a prospective, observational study

Variables

Antepartum EPDS score

Postpartum EPDS score

Spearman’s rho

P value

Spearman’s rho

P value

CRP

0.16

0.153

0.25

0.065

IL-6

− 0.24

0.049

− 0.18

0.224

25-OH-D

− 0.05

0.648

0.10

0.460

  1. EPDS Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale, CRP C-reactive protein, IL-6 interleukin-6, 25-OH-D 25-Hydroxy vitamin D
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