Table 4.

Enablers to Physical Activity Reported by Women at 3 and 12 Months Postpartum, Grouped by the Socioecological Framework^a

			Cohort
	3 months postpartum		3 months postpartum		12 months postpartum
Enabler	n = 667	%	n = 530	%	n = 530	%	p valueb
Domains
Intrapersonal	393	58.9	308	58.1	354	66.8	0.001
Interpersonal	202	30.3	163	30.8	118	22.3	0.001
Neighborhood or environmental	37	5.6	26	4.9	43	8.1	0.04
Organizational or policy	16	2.4	14	2.6	7	1.3	0.13
Multiple domains	189	28.3	147	27.7	144	27.2	0.82
Intrapersonal
To feel better, sleep better, to have more energy, resting more, increased energy, sleeps and feels better, having more energy, no longer being pregnant so less weight	87	13.0	76	14.3	50	9.4	0.01
Baby reasons: baby older/healthier, playing with baby, baby not breastfeeding, baby being more active, carrying baby around	73	10.9	55	10.4	171	32.3	<0.0001
To improve my health	70	10.5	53	10.0	52	9.8	0.91
Want to get back to my prepregnancy weight, weight loss	59	8.9	46	8.7	17	3.2	<0.0001
Get stronger or toned, back into shape, to look better	45	6.8	36	6.8	19	3.6	0.008
New responsibilities, busy, to accomplish something, must get things done	38	5.7	30	5.7	10	1.9	0.002
To relieve stress, get out of the house	28	4.2	22	4.2	14	2.6	0.14
More time, not working, decreased work time, schedule	25	3.8	19	3.6	35	6.6	0.02
Enjoyment (of outdoors, of being active)	20	3.0	15	2.8	17	3.2	0.71
Incentive, ambition, motivation—could be from the baby	12	1.8	9	1.7	5	0.9	0.29
Because of boredom	1	0.2	1	0.2	0	0.0	c
Training for exercise event or test at work (i.e., in military)	1	0.2	1	0.2	1	0.2	c
Recovering from injury, pain	0	0.0	0	0.0	3	0.6	c
Interpersonal
Having support of partner/husband, wants to do things with him	97	14.5	85	16.0	51	9.6	0.0009
Other children, kids want to go out	43	6.5	31	5.9	23	4.3	0.27
Having support of other friends or family, teams, having someone to be active with, family together	73	10.9	58	10.9	56	10.6	0.84
Dog(s) need to be walked	6	0.9	5	0.9	2	0.4	0.26
Neighborhood or environmental
Weather	24	3.6	18	3.4	27	5.1	0.17
Home exercise equipment or access to equipment, exercise TV channel, baby equipment (stroller, backpack, harness, jogger); environmental,	13	2.0	8	1.5	15	2.8	0.14
such as pool in yard, or gym access is convenient	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	0.2	c
Organizational or policy
Working/school, work, garden, walk to work, active at work, such as at lunch	16	2.4	14	2.6	7	1.3	0.13
Multiple domains
Child care (including other kids at school) at home or in gym	38	5.7	32	6.0	43	8.1	0.19
Get baby outside	7	1.1	6	1.1	3	0.6	0.32
Other	10	1.5	8	1.5	2	0.4	0.06
No reason, nothing has helped	7	1.1	6	1.1	3	0.6	0.32

^aAt 3 months postpartum, 564 women reported one enabler, 80 women reported two enablers, 15 women reported three enablers, and 6 women reported four enablers. At 12 months postpartum, 445 women reported one enabler, 76 women reported two enablers, 6 women reported three enablers, and 3 women reported four enablers.

^bp value from the generalized estimating equation models compares cohort between 3 and 12 months postpartum.

^cp value cannot be calculated from the generalized estimating equation models.