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. 2024 Dec 3;24:808. doi: 10.1186/s12884-024-07007-8

Table 3.

Differences between behavioral intervention and standard care participants at 12 months postpartum

Outcomes Intervention Standard Care Btwn Grp Diff d p
aAdjusted Means
Total PA minutes/day 330.13 322.57 7.55 0.07 0.60
Light PA minutes/day 272.78 269.86 2.92 0.03 0.79
Sedentary minutes/day 1075.60 1082.93 -7.33 -0.06 0.62
HEI-2015 total score 51.28 48.64 2.64 0.24 0.10
Saturated fat, % of kcals 11.97 12.23 -0.25 -0.08 0.60
aAdjusted Medians
MVPA minutes/day 52.94 53.79 -0.85 -0.02 0.87
Steps/day 7066.56 6772.58 293.99 0.08 0.51
Kcals/day 1623.63 1647.92 -24.29 -0.03 0.86
Fruit, cup equiv/day 0.58 0.50 0.08 0.09 0.51
Vegetables, cup equiv/day 1.39 1.46 -0.07 -0.06 0.68
% whole grains 5.45 1.65 3.80 0.19 0.16
Added sugar, % of kcals 9.77 10.76 -0.99 -0.13 0.52
HRQOL—mental 54.53 54.96 -0.73 -0.07 0.62
HRQOL—physical 53.82 52.86 0.96 0.12 0.41

PA physical activity, HEI-2015 Healthy Eating Index 2015, MVPA moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity, HRQOL = health-related quality of life

aAdjusted for baseline value of outcome, race, parity, weight status, education, gestational age, and participant age. Dietary outcomes, except HEI-2015 and kcals/day were also adjusted for kcals at 6 months postpartum