Research Article
The Effect of the More Active MuMs in Stirling Trial on Body Composition and Psychological Well-Being among Postnatal Women
Table 1
Participant baseline sociodemographic and clinical characteristics.
| | Characteristic | Intervention () | Control () |
| | Mean age ± SD, y | 33.1 ± 4.1 | 33.8 ± 5.4 |
| | Mean age of youngest child ± SD, weeks (range) | 24.0 ± 11.0 (9–48) | 24.8 ± 15.5 (7–50) |
| | Median number of children (range) | 1 (1–4) | 1 (1–5) |
| | Marital status, (%) | | | | Married/cohabiting | 27 (82)/5 (15) | 27 (84)/5 (16) | | Single | 1 (3) | 0 |
| | Employment status, (%) | | | | Maternity leave or housewife | 31 (94) | 24 (74) | | Working (full or part time) | 2 (6) | 5 (16) | | Unemployed | 0 | 3 (9) |
| | Breastfeeding status, (%) | | | | Breast (exclusively or incl. solids) | 13 (39) | 18 (56) | | Bottle (exclusively or incl. solids) | 16 (49) | 11 (34) | | Mixed (can include solids) | 4 (12) | 3 (9.4) |
| | Method of delivery, (%) | | | | Vaginal labour | 24 (73) | 26 (81) | | Caesarean section | 8 (24) | 6 (19) |
| | Mean self-reported prepregnancy weight ± SD, kg | 65.2 ± 9.9 | 63.1 ± 8.2 |
| | Mean prepregnancy BMI ± SD, kg/m2 | 25.1 ± 4.1 | 23.6 ± 3.1 |
| | Prepregnancy BMI classification, (%) | | | | Underweight (<18.5 kg/m2) | 0 | 1 (3) | | Healthy range (18.5–24.9 kg/m2) | 14 (54) | 20 (69) | | Overweight (25–29.9 kg/m2) | 10 (39) | 7 (24) | | Obese (≥30 kg/m2) | 2 (8) | 1 (3) |
| | Mean measured current weight ± SD, kg | 72.9 ± 10.9 | 68.2 ± 10.4 |
| | Mean current BMI ± SD, kg/m2 | 27 ± 4.2 | 25.5 ± 3.9 |
| | Current BMI classification, (%) | | | | Healthy range (18.5–24.9 kg/m2) | 13 (39) | 18 (56) | | Overweight (25–29.9 kg/m2) | 11 (34) | 9 (28) | | Obese (≥30 kg/m2) | 9 (27) | 5 (16) |
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Body mass index, BMI. At enrolment. Missing data from one participant from the intervention group.
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