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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Prev Med. 2007 Apr;32(4):305–311. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2006.11.012

Table 2.

Adjusted odds ratios of women retaining at least 5 kg at 1 year postpartum.

Odds of retaining at least 5 kg at 1 year postpartum
Per daily hour of television viewing
Per daily hour of walking
Per 0.5% of energy from
OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Model 1 1.24 1.09, 1.42 0.89 0.65, 1.22 1.35 1.14, 160

Model 2 1.16 1.01, 1.33 0.74 0.54, 1.03 1.23 1.02, 1.48

Model 3 1.19 1.03, 1.39 0.73 0.51, 1.03 1.34 1.10, 1.64

Model 4 1.24 1.06, 1.46 0.66 0.46, 0.94 1.33 1.09, 1.62

Model 5 1.26 1.07, 1.48 0.59 0.40, 0.88 1.32 1.08, 1.62

Model 1 = adjusted for age.

Model 2 = Model 1 + education (< college, college graduate, graduate degree), race/ethnicity (black, Hispanic, white, other), household income (≤ $40,000, $40,001–$70,000, > $70,000, missing), marital status (single, married/cohabitating), and postpartum employment (not working, working at a paying job)

Model 3 = Model 2 + parity (0, 1+), pre-pregnancy body mass index (continuous), weight gain during pregnancy (inadequate, adequate, excessive), breastfeeding status at 6 months (formula only, weaned, mixed feeding, exclusive breastfeeding), postpartum smoking (yes, no)

Model 4 = Model 3 + includes all 3 main exposures (television viewing, walking, and trans fat intake).

Model 5 = Model 4 + depression, light/moderate and vigorous physical activity

CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio