References
Depression, Anxiety, anxiety, depressive symptoms
REGRESSION, SECONDARY
Flow chart of participant follow-up.Differences in sSTAI-6 and GMDS during the interpregnancy period. sSTAI-6 N = 276; GMDS N = 131; Symptoms of anxiety = sSTAI-6 ≥ 40; depressive symptoms = GMDS ≥ 13; and GMDS was recoded from 3 to 2 categories (<13 and ≥13) because of only 1 case in category 3. group 1 = No symptoms of anxiety at 6 weeks after childbirth and no symptoms of anxiety at the start of next pregnancy; group 2 = Symptoms of anxiety at 6 weeks after childbirth and still symptoms of anxiety at the start of next pregnancy; group 3 = No symptoms of anxiety at 6 weeks after childbirth but symptoms of anxiety at the start of next pregnancy; and group 4 = Symptoms of anxiety at 6 weeks after childbirth but no symptoms of anxiety at the start of next pregnancy.Association between sleep duration and SOC/anxiety at the start of next pregnancy. sSTAI-6 = Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory 6-item. Significance level was calculated using the Pearson Chi-Square test.Characteristics of the mental health questionnaires.EPDS = Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale; GMDS = Gotland Male Depression Scale; sSTAI-6 = spielberger; State-Trait Anxiety Inventory- 6 item; EDS-3A = Edinburgh Depression Scale-3 Anxiety subscale; SOC = Sense Of Coherence; QoL = Quality of Life; Association between mental health (SOC, sSTAI-6, EDS-3A, EPDS, GMDS and QoL) and pre-pregnancy BMI and body composition (regression models after stepwise variable selection).Pre-pregnancy BMI at the start of previous pregnancy (continuous variable), level of education (1 = secondary school, 2 = bachelor/master), exclusive breastfeeding at 6 months (1 = yes, 2 = no), interpregnancy interval (1 = short vs. 2 = normal) and Sense of coherence at the start of next pregnancy (continuous variable). * = Outcome variable.