Table 2.

Anthropometric measurements by follow-up period (n=178)

	Mean	SD	Range
Height (m)	1.54	0.06	1.37–1.72
Mean weight during first year postpartum (kg)	63.79	10.55	43.05–96.13
Mean BMI during first year postpartum (kg/m²)	27.07	4.22	17.69–41.61
Mean weight during follow-up visits (kg)	67.27	11.44	44.6–108.5
Mean BMI during follow-up visits (kg/m²)	28.56	4.63	18.34–43.06
Weight change (kg)^a	3.48	5.70	−17.08–26.43
Weight change (kg) per year	0.52	0.84	−2.82–3.57
BMI change (kg/m²)^a	1.49	2.40	−6.78–9.95
BMI change (kg/m²) per year	0.22	0.35	−1.13–1.43

SD: standard deviation, BMI: body mass index.

Note:

The period considered for the weight and BMI change was 7.1±1.2 years (5.2–10.7 years).