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World J Psychiatry. Jan 19, 2026; 16(1): 112057
Published online Jan 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v16.i1.112057
Published online Jan 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v16.i1.112057
Table 1 General characteristics of the participants (n = 358)
| Variables | n (%) |
| Age (mean ± SD) | 37.10 ± 2.75 |
| Parity | |
| 1 | 175 (48.88) |
| 2 | 119 (33.24) |
| ≥ 3 | 64 (17.88) |
| Level of education | |
| Junior school or lower | 77 (21.52) |
| Senior high school | 82 (22.91) |
| College and above | 199 (55.87) |
| Family income per capita(yuan/month) | |
| < 3000 | 93 (25.98) |
| 3000-5000 | 197 (55.03) |
| > 5000 | 68 (18.99) |
| Living condition | |
| Good | 233 (65.08) |
| Bad | 125 (34.92) |
| Multiple pregnancies | |
| Yes | 44 (12.29) |
| No | 314 (87.71) |
| Status of work | |
| Full-time work | 209 (58.38) |
| Part-time work | 149 (41.62) |
| Marital relationship | |
| Good | 315 (87.99) |
| Bad | 43 (12.01) |
| In-law relationship | |
| Good | 272 (75.98) |
| Bad | 86 (24.02) |
| History of abnormal pregnancy | |
| Yes | 115 (32.12) |
| No | 243 (67.88) |
| SSRS (mean ± SD) | 39.95 ± 6.99 |
| Objective support | 8.89 ± 2.52 |
| Subjective support | 23.17 ± 5.48 |
| Support utilization | 7.89 ± 1.80 |
| EPDS (mean ± SD) | 8.97 ± 4.62 |
Table 2 Model fit results from the latent profile analysis
| Components | AIC | BIC | aBIC | ETRO | LMR | BLRT | Categorical probability |
| 1 | 8216.104 | 8293.714 | 8230.265 | ||||
| 2 | 7515.139 | 7635.435 | 7537.088 | 0.910 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.55/0.45 |
| 3 | 7243.134 | 7406.116 | 7272.872 | 0.929 | 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.39/0.49/0.12 |
| 4 | 7115.949 | 7321.617 | 7153.476 | 0.953 | 0.610 | < 0.001 | 0.11/0.32/0.44/0.13 |
Table 3 Regression mixture model of the latent paternal perinatal depression subtype
| CLASS 2 (ref = CLASS 1) | CLASS 3 (ref = CLASS 1) | |||||
| Variables | β | OR | 95%CI | β | OR | 95%CI |
| Age | ||||||
| 30-34 | -0.188 | 0.828 | 0.252-2.724 | -1.301 | 0.272 | 0.036-2.043 |
| 35-36 | 0.873 | 2.394 | 0.901-6.361 | 0.668 | 1.951 | 0.664-5.729 |
| 37-39 | 0.360 | 1.433 | 0.572-3.591 | -0.689 | 0.502 | 0.130-1.944 |
| 40-45 (ref) | ||||||
| Parity | ||||||
| 1 | 0.430 | 1.537 | 0.606-3.897 | 1.493a | 4.451 | 1.193-16.61 |
| 2 | 0.566 | 1.762 | 0.804-3.863 | 0.981 | 2.667 | 0.716-9.935 |
| ≥ 3 (ref) | ||||||
| Level of education | ||||||
| Junior school or lower | -0.793 | 0.452 | 0.125-1.633 | 0.448 | 1.565 | 0.585-4.191 |
| Senior high school | 0.402 | 1.494 | 0.704-3.169 | -0.853 | 0.426 | 0.110-1.656 |
| College and above (ref) | ||||||
| Family income per capita (yuan/month) | ||||||
| < 3000 | 0.575 | 1.777 | 0.768-4.109 | 1.386a | 4.000 | 1.182-13.541 |
| 3000-5000 | 1.190 | 3.286 | 0.952-11.338 | 1.077 | 2.935 | 0.659-13.081 |
| > 5000 (ref) | ||||||
| Living condition | ||||||
| Good | -0.661 | 0.516 | 0.266-1.004 | -0.191 | 0.826 | 0.328-2.080 |
| Bad (ref) | ||||||
| Multiple pregnancies | ||||||
| Yes | 0.348 | 1.416 | 0.616-3.256 | 0.690 | 1.994 | 0.617-6.448 |
| No (ref) | ||||||
| Status of work | ||||||
| Part-time work | 0.073 | 1.076 | 0.603-1.921 | 0.817a | 2.263 | 1.041-4.920 |
| Full-time work (ref) | ||||||
| Marital relationship | ||||||
| Good | -1.308a | 0.270 | 0.080-0.919 | -0.743 | 0.476 | 0.099-2.291 |
| Bad (ref) | ||||||
| In-law relationship | ||||||
| Good | -0.716 | 0.489 | 0.208-1.151 | -0.535 | 0.586 | 0.175-1.959 |
| Bad (ref) | ||||||
| History of abnormal pregnancy | ||||||
| Yes | 0.450 | 1.569 | 0.763-3.223 | 1.014a | 2.756 | 1.156-6.569 |
| No (ref) | ||||||
| Objective support | -0.191a | 0.826 | 0.693-0.985 | -0.091 | 0.913 | 0.788-1.059 |
| Subjective support | -0.092b | 0.912 | 0.860-0.968 | -0.120b | 0.887 | 0.820-0.960 |
| Support utilization | -0.167a | 0.846 | 0.719-0.997 | -0.346b | 0.708 | 0.568-0.882 |
- Citation: Yin X, Du J, Cai SL, Chen XQ. Risk factors for paternal perinatal depression in Chinese advanced maternal age couples: A regression mixture model. World J Psychiatry 2026; 16(1): 112057
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3206/full/v16/i1/112057.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5498/wjp.v16.i1.112057
