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Table 5 Relative index of inequality (RII) for maternal depression by time ranked by family income in the ALSPAC and the Pelotas birth cohort studies.

From: Differentials and income-related inequalities in maternal depression during the first two years after childbirth: birth cohort studies from Brazil and the UK

Time points

Unadjusted analysis

P*

Adjusted analysis**

P*

 

ALSPAC

RII (95% CI)

Pelotas

RII (95% CI)

 

ALSPAC

RII (95% CI)

Pelotas

RII (95% CI)

 

Time 1 a

3.25

(2.50; 4.22)

3.17

(1.56; 6.42)

0.948

2.86

(1.90; 4.30)

1.58

(0.67; 3.74)

0.246

Time 2 b

2.35

(1.79; 3.08)

3.51

(2.60; 4.74)

0.043

2.05

(1.34; 3.15)

2.33

(1.65; 3.31)

0.234

Time 3 c

3.43

(2.65; 4.43)

3.01

(2.25; 4.02)

0.511

2.91

(1.93; 4.39)

2.25

(1.60; 3.16)

0.743

  1. a at 8 weeks and 3 months after delivery for ALSPAC and Pelotas birth cohort, respectively
  2. b at 8 and 12 months after delivery for ALSPAC and Pelotas birth cohort, respectively
  3. c at 21 and 24 months after delivery for ALSPAC and Pelotas birth cohort, respectively
  4. * significance of the difference between ALSPAC and Pelotas birth cohort study
  5. ** adjusted for race, age, marital status, parity, pre-pregnancy body mass index, antenatal risk, smoking during pregnancy, multiple birth and neonatal problems.