Table 1.
Baseline and 2-year follow-up maternal demographic and lifestyle characteristics
| Total mean | SD | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mother age at delivery (years) | 32.96 | 3.92 | 0.325 |
| Baseline strenuous activity (No. of 20-min intervals/week) | 2.00 | 1.02 | 0.288 |
| Baseline moderate activity (No. of 20-min intervals/week) | 3.13 | 1.99 | 0.020 |
| Baseline mild activity (No. of 20-min intervals/week) | 4.01 | 2.37 | 0.218 |
| Mother height (cm) | 165.44 | 14.17 | 0.893 |
| Mother weight (kg) | 72.60 | 13.33 | 0.533 |
| Mother mid upper arm circumference at baseline (cm) | 29.27 | 3.31 | 0.297 |
| Gestational weight gain (kg) | 13.59 | 4.61 | 0.317 |
| Mother BMI baseline (kg/m2) | 26.22 | 4.54 | 0.524 |
| Mother weight at 2 years (kg) | 71.71 | 13.43 | 0.307 |
| Mother mid-upper arm circumference at 2 years (cm) | 29.11 | 3.60 | 0.769 |
| Mother BMI at 2 years (kg/m2) | 25.95 | 4.50 | 0.311 |
| Duration of breastfeeding (weeks) | 13.04 | 23.23 | 0.082 |
| Age given drinks other than breastmilk (weeks) | 12.59 | 16.66 | 0.937 |
| 2-year strenuous activity (No. of 20-min intervals/week) | 0.91 | 1.46 | 0.106 |
| 2-year moderate activity (No. of 20 min intervals/week) | 2.12 | 2.44 | 0.012 |
| 2-year mild activity (No. of 20 min intervals/week) | 2.26 | 2.88 | 0.752 |
Comparison of control and intervention groups carried out using independent sample t-tests
BMI body mass index