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Table 2 Correlation of social determinants of health with postpartum weight retention

From: The relationship between social determinants of health and postpartum weight retention based on the World Health Organization model: path analysis

Variables

Postpartum weight retention

Gestational weight gain

Pre-pregnancy BMI

Depression

Anxiety

Stress

Postpartum nutritional awareness/beliefs

Lifestyle

Postpartum Quality of Life

Social Support

Postpartum Social Support

Postpartum weight retention

1

          

Gestational weight gain

0.444**

1

         

Pre-pregnancy BMI

0.088

− 0.054

1

        

Depression

0.082

0.055

0.060

1

       

Anxiety

0.107 *

0.046

0.079

0.689 **

1

      

Stress

0.059

0.057

0.050

0.826 **

0.722 **

1

     

Postpartum nutritional awareness/beliefs

− 0.195 **

− 0.029

− 0.174 **

0.038

0.052

0.003

1

    

Lifestyle

− 0.013

0.015

− 0.080

− 0.539 **

− 0.347**

− 0.494 **

− 0.130 **

1

   

Postpartum Quality of Life

0.018

− 0.005

0.088

− 0.262 **

− 0.149 **

− 0.218 **

0.015

0.282 **

1

  

Social Support

− 0.086

− 0.090

− 0.077

− 0.494 **

− 0.284 **

− 0.424 **

− 0.045

0.461 **

0.311 **

1

 

Postpartum Social Support

− 0.132 **

− 0.089

− 0.122 *

− 0.328 **

− 0.182 **

− 0.250 **

0.002

0.255 **

0.188 **

0.504 **

1

Body Satisfaction

− 0.033

− 0.079

− 0.018

− 0.324 **

− 0.222 **

− 0.298 **

− 0.215 **

0.411 **

0.051

0.323 **

0.197 **

Access to postpartum health services

190 **

0.178 **

0.043

− 0.088

− 0.001

− 0.092

0.014

0.253 **

0.078

0.002

− 0.020

Parity

0.006

0.037

0.155 **

0.055

0.039

0.023

− 0.029

0.009

0.034

− 0.029

− 0.070

Sleep duration

− 0.123 *

− 0.120 *

0.169 **

− 0.046

− 0.089

− 0.071

0.054

− 0.035

0.060

0.060

0.077

Child hospitalization days

0.050

− 0.048

0.089

0.080

0.111 *

0.093

− 0.055

− 0.030

− 0.101 *

− 0.027

0.017

Breastfeeding times

− 0.063

− 0.002

0.136 **

− 0.023

− 0.067

− 0.065

0.052

− 0.008

0.269 **

0.003

0.017

Unhealthy behaviors

0.054

0.094

0.045

0.092

0.048

0.066

− 0.071

− 0.049

− 0.009

− 0.145 **

− 0.117 *

Socioeconomic status

− 0.060

0.046

− 0.092

− 0.064

− 0.002

− 0.024

− 0.155 **

0.202 **

− 0.005

0.144 **

0.166 **

Age of woman

− 0.008

− 0.027

0.065

− 0.034

0.046

− 0.003

− 0.142 **

0.109 *

0.106 *

− 0.031

− 0.067

Education of woman

− 0.038

0.053

− 0.171 **

− 0.020

0.023

0.072

− 0.204 **

0.091

− 0.187 **

0.053

0.056

Variables

Body Satisfaction

Access to postpartum health services

Parity

Sleep duration

Child hospitalization days

Breastfeeding times

Unhealthy behaviors

Socioeconomic status

Age of woman

Education of woman

Postpartum weight retention

          

Gestational weight gain

          

Pre-pregnancy BMI

          

Depression

          

Anxiety

          

Stress

          

Postpartum nutritional awareness/beliefs

          

Lifestyle

          

Postpartum Quality of Life

          

Social Support

          

Postpartum Social Support

          

Body Satisfaction

1

         

Access to postpartum health services

0.040

1

        

Parity

− 0.032

− 0.054

1

       

Sleep duration

− 0.052

− 0.022

− 0.032

1

      

Child hospitalization days

− 0.063

− 0.066

0.029

0.076

1

     

Breastfeeding times

0.002

− 0.016

0.044

0.183 **

− 0.119 *

1

    

Unhealthy behaviors

0.000

0.184 **

− 0.036

− 0.004

− 0.079

− 0.049

1

   

Socioeconomic status

0.130 **

0.054

− 0.072

− 0.028

− 0.053

− 0.053

− 0.020

1

  

Age of woman

0.140 **

− 0.022

0.296 **

− 0.145 **

− 0.019

− 0.112 *

− 0.033

0.086

1

 

Education of woman

0.109 *

− 0.077

− 0.135 **

− 0.123 *

0.008

− 0.093

− 0.131 **

0.408 **

0.234 **

1

  1. *Correlation is significant at 0.05 levels **Correlation is significant at 0.01 levels