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

Table 5

Pearson correlation between the diet/herb consumption and AP diameter of the uterus and cavity.

Diet/herb taking	Uterine		Cavity
	Maximum	5 cm from fundus	Maximum	5 cm from fundus
Food nature
Ice or cold drink	0.069	0.095	0.058	0.042
Cold food	0.053	0.027	−0.054	−0.082
Hot food	−0.074	−0.026	0.010	−0.042
Sour food	−0.051	−0.057	0.076	0.050
Dish
Chicken soup	−0.032	−0.048	−0.027	−0.011
Sesame oil chicken	0.153^a	0.133	0.119	0.139
Herb
Sheng-hau-tang	0.045	0.025	−0.076	−0.052
Si-wu-tang	−0.055	−0.010	−0.064	−0.052
E. ulmoides	−0.307^d	−0.285^e	−0.245^f	−0.155
Total	−0.166^b	−0.194^c	−0.107	−0.067

AP, anteriorposterior; ^a𝑃=.043; ^b𝑃=.031; ^c𝑃=.014; ^d𝑃=.001; ^e𝑃=.002; ^f𝑃=.006.