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Table 3 Neuropsychological parameters of study participants by tertiles (T) categories of DASH DP score

From: Association between adherence to the dietary approaches to stop hypertension (DASH) diet and maternal and infant sleep disorders

Variables (score)

Tertiles of DASH score

T1

33.7% (118)

T2

36.1% (126)

T3

30.2% (106)

P value a

Edinburgh post-natal depression

Edinburgh depression

7.1 ± 3.4

7.4 ± 3.2

7.4 ± 2.9

0.831

Quality of life

Physical health

15.1 ± 2.5

15 ± 2.7

15.3 ± 2.5

0.746

Mental health

0.75 ± 0.68

0.83 ± 0.53

0.84 ± 0.54

0.442

Spielberger State – Trait Anxiety Inventory

Anxiety

29.2 ± 11.1

30.1 ± 9.6

31.8 ± 11.1

0.350

Mother sleep

Sleep latency

1.24 ± 1.3

0.86 ± 1.2

0.70 ± 1.18

0.031***

Sleep efficiency

54.8 ± 90

69.5 ± 110

97.5 ± 89

0.011**

Need for sleep medications

0.059 ± 0.30

0.031 ± 0.21

0.023 ± 0.15

0.491

Daytime dysfunction

0.25 ± 0.92

0.17 ± 0.52

0.30 ± 0.78

0.457

Sleep disorders total score

5.3 ± 2.4

5.1 ± 1.6

4.3 ± 1.6

0.032**

Infant sleep

Infant sleep disorders total score

5.7 ± 3.2

4.4 ± 3.3

4.9 ± 3.8

0.017**

  1. ap-value from analysis of the variance (ANOVA) for groups comparison
  2. *1–2 p < 0.05
  3. **1–3 p < 0.05
  4. ***2–3 p < 0.05