Table 4 Associations between SF-12-PCS and -MCS and potential determinants in mothers: results of univariable linear regression analysis

Age (years)

−0.16

0.05

− 0.09

< 0.01

0.19

0.07

0.08

< 0.01

(−0.26;-0.06)

(0.06;0.33)

Single mother

−1.43

1.70

−0.02

0.40

−0.60

2.20

−0.01

0.79

(−4.75;1.90)

(−4.91;3.72)

Health insurance

−0.10

0.62

− 0.00

0.88

1.81

0.80

0.06

0.02

(−1.31;1.12)

(0.24;3.38)

 10 years

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 Less than 10 years

0.56

0.91

0.02

0.54

1.34

1.18

0.03

0.26

(−2.28;-0.34)

(−0.98;3.65)

 More than 10 years

−1.31

0.50

−0.08

0.01

1.35

0.64

0.06

0.04

(−2.28;-0.34)

(0.09;2.61)

Employment before maternity leave

−1.32

0.76

−0.05

0.08

−1.56

0.98

−0.04

0.11

(−2.81;0.18)

(−3.49;0.37)

Migration background

−1.44

0.79

−0.05

0.07

−2.05

1.02

−0.06

0.05

(−2.99;0.12)

(−4.06;-0.04)

Subjective position within society (Mac-Arthur Scale)

0.17

0.18

0.03

0.35

0.85

0.23

0.10

< 0.01

(−0.19;0.53)

(0.39;1.31)

F-sozu score

0.51

0.45

0.03

0.26

3.85

0.577

0.18

< 0.01

(−0.38;1.39)

(2.73;4.97)

Social and emotional strains

−2.74

0.52

−0.15

< 0.01

−7.89

0.63

−0.33

< 0.01

(−3.75;-1.73)

(−9.12;-6.66)

 Personal limitation

−0.33

0.06

− 0.16

< 0.01

−1.27

0.07

− 0.47

< 0.01

(−0.44;-0.22)

(− 1.39;-1.14)

 Parental competence

−0.21

0.06

−0.09

< 0.01

−1.45

0.07

−0.48

< 0.01

(−0.33;-0.08)

(−1.59;-1.31)

 Parent-child bond

−0.14

0.07

−0.06

0.04

−1.17

0.08

−0.37

< 0.01

(−0.27;− 0.01)

(−1.33;-1.01)

Size of current residence per person living in the house

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.74

-0.01

0.02

− 0.02

0.78

(− 0.02;0.03)

(−0.04;0.03)

Humidity stains (mold)

−1.94

0.67

−0.08

< 0.01

− 0.53

0.87

− 0.02

0.55

(−3.25;-0.64)

(−2.24;1.18)

Smoking inside the house

3.89

3.11

0.03

0.21

−3.35

4.37

−0.02

0.44

(2.21;9.98)

(−11.05;4.78)

Drinking alcohol 1 year before pregnancy

− 0.83

0.48

−0.05

0.08

−0.52

0.62

−0.02

0.40

(−1.77;0.10)

(−1.72;0.69)

Drinking alcohol during pregnancy

−1.29

1.76

−0.02

0.47

−4.53

2.27

−0.05

0.05

(−4.75;2.17)

(−9.00;-0.06)

Drinking alcohol since delivery

−0.25

0.63

− 0.01

0.69

− 0.04

0.81

− 0.00

0.97

(−1.48;0.98)

(− 1.62;1.55)

Smoker lifetime (> 100 cigarettes)

0.55

0.46

0.03

0.23

−1.14

0.59

−0.05

0.05

(− 0.34;1.45)

(−2.30;0.02)

Smoking during pregnancy

1.16

1.55

0.02

0.46

−2.12

2.01

−0.03

0.29

(−1.88;4.19)

(−6.05;1.82)

 Underweight

−0.28

1.56

− 0.01

0.86

−1.30

2.01

−0.02

0.52

(−3.33;2.78)

(−1.32;1.40)

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 Overweight

−0.40

0.54

−0.02

0.45

0.04

0.69

0.02

1.00

(−1.45;0.65)

(−1.13;2.45)

 Obese

−0.60

0.71

−0.02

0.39

0.66

0.91

0.02

0.47

(−1.99;0.78)

(−1.13;2.45)

Healthy diet

0.19

0.45

0.01

0.67

1.07

0.59

0.05

0.07

(−0.70;1.08)

(− 0.08;2.22)

Regular physical activity

−0.33

0.45

−0.02

0.47

0.77

0.59

0.04

0.19

(−1.22;0.57)

(−0.38;1.92)

Doctors consultations during pregnancy

−0.11

0.04

−0.08

0.01

−0.02

0.05

−0.01

0.65

−0.18;-0.03)

(−0.13;0.08)

History of psychiatric diseases

−1.63

0.77

−0.06

0.03

−0.04

0.05

−0.86

0.03

(−3.14;-0.13)

(−0.14;0.05)

History of somatic diseases

−2.17

0.46

−0.13

< 0.01

−2.17

0.46

−0.13

< 0.01

(−3.08;-1.26)

(−3.08;-1.26)

Birth mode (C-section)

−4.44

0.49

−0.24

< 0.01

0.53

0.65

0.02

0.42

(−5.39;-3.48)

(−0.75;1.80)

First child

−1.40

0.46

−0.08

< 0.01

− 0.90

0.59

− 0.04

0.13

(−2.30;-0.51)

(− 2.06;0.25)

Preterm delivery

0.81

0.95

0.02

0.40

1.05

1.23

0.02

0.39

(−1.06;2.68)

(−1.36;3.47)

Season of birth (Winter)

0.01

0.45

0.00

0.99

−0.07

0.58

−0.00

0.90

(−0.87;0.89)

(−1.21;1.06)

VAS child

0.05

0.03

0.05

0.08

0.18

0.03

0.15

< 0.01

(−0.01;0.10)

(0,11;0,24)

Breastfeeding

−0.14

0.58

−0.01

0.81

0.17

0.75

0.01

0.83

(−1.28;1.00)

(−1.31;1.64)