Table 2.
Resting energy expenditure (REE), anthropometry, body composition and breastfeeding status at baseline, end of intervention and follow-up
(Mean values and standard deviations; changes; numbers and percentages)
| 10 weeks postpartum (n 71) | 24 weeks postpartum (n 64) | 15 months postpartum (n 57) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | sd | Mean | sd | Δ From baseline | Mean | sd | Δ From baseline | Δ From 24 weeks | |
| REE (MJ/d) | 6⋅3 | 0⋅6 | 6⋅2 | 0⋅7 | −0⋅1 | 6⋅4 | 0⋅7 | 0⋅1 | 0⋅2* |
| REE/kg FFM (MJ/d) | 0⋅141 | 0⋅012 | 0⋅141 | 0⋅015 | 0⋅000 | 0⋅142† | 0⋅016 | 0⋅002 | 0⋅003* |
| Weight (kg) | 86⋅1 | 9⋅5 | 81⋅3 | 10⋅6 | −4⋅7** | 81⋅3 | 11⋅2 | −5⋅4** | −0⋅6 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 30⋅2 | 2⋅9 | 28⋅5 | 3⋅3 | −1⋅6** | 28⋅3 | 3⋅5 | −1⋅9** | −0⋅2 |
| FFM (kg) | 45⋅1 | 4⋅9 | 44⋅6 | 5⋅0 | −0⋅6* | 45⋅1† | 5⋅2 | −0⋅2 | 0⋅4 |
| FM (kg) | 37⋅7 | 7⋅1 | 33⋅5 | 8⋅4 | −3⋅9** | 33⋅1† | 9⋅4 | −5⋅0** | −0⋅9 |
| Breastfeeding | |||||||||
| None | – | – | – | ||||||
| n | 0 | 4 | 52 | ||||||
| % | 0 | 6 | 91 | ||||||
| Partial | – | – | – | ||||||
| n | 5 | 55 | 5 | ||||||
| % | 7 | 86 | 9 | ||||||
| Exclusive | – | – | – | ||||||
| n | 66 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| % | 93 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
FFM, fat-free mass; FM, fat mass.
* P < 0⋅05, ** P < 0⋅001.
†
n 56.