Table 2 Comparison of the high (poor mental health status) and low (good mental health status) GHQ-12 score groups
From: Mental health problems and influencing factors in Japanese women 4 months after delivery
(n =584) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | High GHQ-12 score | Low GHQ-12 score | P value | |||
(n =45) | (n =539) | |||||
Average | SD | Average | SD | |||
Age (years) | 33.6 | 5.5 | 31.2 | 5.1 | <0.01 | |
Height (cm) | 158.3 | 5.1 | 158.1 | 5.3 | 0.80 | |
Weight (kg) | 51.7 | 7.3 | 51.9 | 6.9 | 0.86 | |
Gestational age at delivery (weeks) | 39.0 | 1.6 | 38.9 | 1.5 | 0.86 | |
N | % | N | % | |||
Parity | Primiparous | 22 | 48.9 | 257 | 47.7 | 0.50 |
Method of birth | Caesarean section | 4 | 8.9 | 73 | 13.5 | 0.49 |
Term | Preterm | 4 | 8.9 | 26 | 4.8 | 0.28 |
Marital status | Single or Divorced | 3 | 6.3 | 14 | 2.6 | 1.00 |
Pregnancy | Not planned | 16 | 35.6 | 128 | 23.7 | 0.10 |
Breastfeeding status | Partially breastfeeding or Formula feeding | 21 | 46.7 | 180 | 33.4 | 0.08 |
Eating meals regularly | No | 12 | 26.7 | 65 | 12.1 | 0.01 |
Appetite | Poor | 5 | 11.1 | 20 | 3.7 | 0.04 |
Frequency of going out | No or 1–2 times a month | 1 | 5.9 | 16 | 94.1 | 1.00 |
Financial difficulty | Yes | 16 | 35.6 | 101 | 18.7 | 0.01 |
Stressful life events experienced | Yes | 14 | 31.1 | 169 | 31.4 | 1.00 |
History of depression | Yes | 11 | 24.4 | 25 | 4.6 | 0.01 |