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Table 2 Bivariatea and descriptive statistics for pregnancy and postpartum

From: Poorer mental health and sleep quality are associated with greater self-reported reward-related eating during pregnancy and postpartum: an observational cohort study

 

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Pregnancy

Postpartum

pb

Mean (SD)

N

Mean (SD)

N

1. Depressive Symptoms

–

.81**

.48**

.22

.24*

–

–

5.05 (4.11)

328

5.09 (4.44)

205

0.09

2. Stress

.62**

–

.44**

.29**

.27**

–

–

13.85 (6.25)

310

14.46 (6.67)

207

0.053

3. Sleep Quality

.50**

.44**

–

.08

.22

–

–

5.67 (3.22)

294

6.17 (3.41)

207

<.001

4. Hedonic Hunger

.18

.25**

.14*

–

.38**

–

–

2.19 (0.69)

353

2.25 (0.76)

227

0.06

5. Addictive-like Eatingc

.18

.18

.20*

.31**

–

–

–

0.43 (0.70)

344

0.41 (0.70)

217

0.71

6. Cravings (Frequency)

.18

.19

.23**

.20*

.07

–

–

2.68 (1.51)

334

–

–

–

7. Cravings (Strength)

.21*

.23**

.24**

.22**

.08

.93**

–

1.95 (1.77)

334

–

–

–

  1. Note: Italicized values are for pregnancy; bolded values are for postpartum. *p < .05; **p < .01
  2. aSidak method was used to adjust for multiple comparisons
  3. bPaired t-test from pregnancy to postpartum
  4. cModified Yale Food Addiction Scale is used continuously here to reflect changes occurring above a score of 2