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. 2023 Jun 8;73(5):397–405. doi: 10.1007/s13224-023-01748-w

Table 6.

Variability in lifestyle-related behaviour across postpartum period

Lifestyle-related behaviour Postpartum Months Overall and pairwise variance**
(1)
0–3 months*		 (2)
3–6 months*		 (3)
 > 6 months*
Dietary habits 30 (16–50) 32 (16–51) 32(15–48)

(P < 0.05) and 1 versus 2 (P < 0.05)

1 versus 3 (P < 0.05)
Physical Activity 29 (14–44) 32(15–53) 33.5(21–49)

(P < 0.001) and 1 versus 2 (P < 0.001)

1 versus 3 (P < 0.001)

2 versus 3 (P < 0.05)
Sleep 10 (4–15) 10 (5–16) 09 (4–14)

(P < 0.01) and 1 versus 2 (P < 0.05)

1 versus 3 (P < 0.01)

2 versus 3 (P < 0.01)

*Median (minimum–maximum)

** Kruskal–Wallis test followed by Dunn’s pairwise comparison with Bonferroni test