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 |