Table 2 Self-reported lifestyle behaviour in the first year postpartum
From: Postpartum behaviour as predictor of weight change from before pregnancy to one year postpartum
Lifestyle behaviour | n = 118 |
|---|---|
Light physical activity, min/d, median (10-90th%) | 323 (191-472) |
Moderate and vigorous physical activity, min/d, median (10-90th%) | 31 (10-93) |
Participants meeting physical activity guideline, % (n) | |
Never (not at 6 and 12 months pp) | 40 (47) |
Sometimes (only at 6 or 12 months pp) | 33 (39) |
Always (at 6 and 12 months pp) | 27 (32) |
Social comparison for physical activity, % (n) | |
Less active than others | 27 (32) |
Equally active as others | 36 (43) |
More active than others | 36 (43) |
Sitting, hours/day, mean (SD) | 6.5 (2.7) |
Resting, hours/day, mean (SD) | 1.2 (1.2) |
Sleeping, hours/day, mean (SD) | 7.8 (1.3) |
Total energy intake, tertiles, % (n) | |
Below average (< 628 kJ/day) | 33 (39) |
Average (628 to 803 kJ/day) | 34 (40) |
Above average (> 803 kJ/day) | 33 (39) |
Fat intake as percentage of total energy intake, mean (SD | 32.6 (5.0) |
Participants always meeting fat intake guideline, % (n) | 75 (98) |
Saturated fatty acid intake as percentage of total energy intake, mean (SD) | 11.5 (2.6) |
Participants always/sometimes meeting saturated fatty acid guideline, % (n) | 63 (74) |
Breastfeeding, % (n) | |
Never | 26 (31) |
Up to 4 months | 42 (49) |
Longer than 4 months | 32 (38) |