The effect of curcumin on postpartum depression and anxiety in primiparous women: a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial

Table 2 Comparison of the mean score of depression among study groups

Variable	Curcumin		Placebo		Mean difference (95% confidence interval)	P-value
Variable	n	Mean (SD^†)	n	Mean (SD^†)	Mean difference (95% confidence interval)	P-value
Depression (Score range: 0 to 30)
Before intervention	48	2.1 (1.9)	48	2.2 (2.0)	-0.06 (-0.8 to 0.7)	0.879^‡
After intervention	42	1.8 (1.3)	43	4.4 (2.6)	-2.5 (-3.3 to -1.7)	< 0.001^§

^† Standard Deviation; ^‡Independent t-test; ^§ ANCOVA with adjusting baseline values

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