Research Article

The Association between Traditional Chinese Dietary and Herbal Therapies and Uterine Involution in Postpartum Women

Table 6

Multivariate linear regression model for factors associated AP diameter of the uterus and cavity.

Uterine AP diameterCavity AP diameter
Maximum5 cm from fundusMaximum5 cm from fundus
Diet/herbsB (95% CI)Beta (S)B (95% CI)Beta (S)B (95% CI)Beta (S)B (95% CI)Beta (S)

Food nature
 Ice or cold drink1.509 (−0.970,  3.989)0.1291.474 (−0.853,  3.800)0.1350.560 (−0.567,  1.687)0.1060.450 (−0.378,  1.278)0.116
 Cold food0.574 (−0.840,  1.990)0.0770.191 (−1.138,  1.519)0.027−0.251 (−0.894,  0.392)−0.074−0.215 (−0.688,  0.257)−0.087
 Hot food−1.539 (−3.546,  0.469)−0.165−0.887 (−2.771,  0.997)−0.102−0.105
(−1.017, 0.808)
−0.025−0.236 (−0.906,  0.435)−0.076
 Sour food−0.149 (−1.592,  1.293)−0.019−0.207 (−1.561,  1.146)−0.0280.342 (−0.314,  0.997)0.0950.199 (−0.283,  0.681)0.076

Dish
 Chicken soup−0.359 (−2.080,  1.362)−0.037−0.447 (−2.089,  1.135)−0.052−0.138 (−0.921,  0.644)−0.031−0.050 (−0.624,  0.525)−0.015
 Sesame oil chicken0.952 (−0.131,  2.035)0.1540.774 (−0.240,  1.789)0.1340.335 (−0.157,  0.827)0.1200.287 (−0.074,  0.648)0.140

Herb
  Sheng-hau-tang−0.941 (−0.511,  2.392)0.1260.646 (−0.682,  1.974)0.096−0.058 (−0.731,  0.616)−0.017−0.033 (−0.523,  0.485)−0.014
  Si-wu-tang−0.149 (−1.584,  1.285)−0.0200.168 (−1.144,  1.480)0.025−0.093 (−0.758,  0.572)−0.027−0.069 (−0.554,  0.415)−0.029
E. ulmoides −2.048* (−3.246,  −0.851)−0.334−1.730* (−2.825,  −0.635)−0.312−0.657* (−1.212,  −0.102)−0.237−0.292 (−0.696,  0.112)−0.148
 Total−1.221 (−2.501,  0.060)−0.166−1.331* (−2.521,  −0.140)−0.194−0.354 (−0.938,  0.230)−0.107−0.163 (−0.594,  0.269)−0.067

B: understandardized coefficient, beta (S): standardized coefficient, and *: .