Table 2

Predictors of Later Onset of Elevated Postpartum Depression Screening Scores

PredictorP ValueOR (95% CI)
PHQ-9 >1 at baseline<. 0016.7 (3.7, 12.2)
History of depression<. 0012.2 (1.6, 3.0)
Not married.041.4 (1.0, 2.0)
<High school graduate.0071.8 (1.2, 2.7)
EPDS anxiety score ≥6.0022.0 (1.3, 3.0)
  • EPDS = Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale; PHQ-9 = 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire

  • Note: Generalized linear mixed-effects model predicting high PHQ-9 scores at either 6 months or 12 months’ postpartum, after a baseline PHQ-9 score<10.