Table 3

Diet at baseline (2 months) and at follow-up (5 and 10 months). The values represent means (SD) and adjusted group differences (95% confidence intervals, CI) at follow-up.


n
2 months postpartum, mean (SD)
5 months postpartum, mean (SD)
Adjusted mean difference to controls1
p1
10 months postpartum, mean (SD)
Adjusted mean difference to controls1
p1

Vegetables, fruit and berries (portions/d)








     Intervention
44
2.4 (1.3)
2.6 (1.4)
+ 0.4
0.13
2.6 (1.4)
+ 0.2
0.42
     Control
37
2.7 (2.0)
2.6 (1.8)
(-0.1–0.9)

2.5 (2.1)
(-0.3–0.8)

High-fibre bread (% of total bread)








     Intervention
44
49 (29)
60 (29)
+ 16.0
0.008
65 (27)
+ 16.1
0.008
     Control
37
49 (30)
45 (33)
(4.2–27.7)

52 (31)
(4.3–27.9)

High-sugar snacks (portions/d)








     Intervention
44
1.9 (1.2)
2.2 (1.3)
+ 0.6
0.028
2.1 (1.2)
0.0
0.93
     Control
37
2.0 (1.2)
1.5 (0.9)
(0.1–1.1)

2.1 (1.4)
(-0.6–0.6)


1 ANCOVA: mean group differences, adjusted for baseline intake of the outcome variable, age, education, smoking status, gestational weight gain and BMI at 2 months postpartum. Intervention group: n = 42, Control group: n = 35

Kinnunen et al. Nutrition Journal 2007 6:21   doi:10.1186/1475-2891-6-21