Table 3 |
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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. |
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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 |
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Vegetables, fruit and berries (portions/d) |
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Intervention |
44 |
2.4 (1.3) |
2.6 (1.4) |
+ 0.4 |
0.13 |
2.6 (1.4) |
+ 0.2 |
0.42 |
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Control |
37 |
2.7 (2.0) |
2.6 (1.8) |
(-0.1–0.9) |
2.5 (2.1) |
(-0.3–0.8) |
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High-fibre bread (% of total bread) |
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Intervention |
44 |
49 (29) |
60 (29) |
+ 16.0 |
0.008 |
65 (27) |
+ 16.1 |
0.008 |
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Control |
37 |
49 (30) |
45 (33) |
(4.2–27.7) |
52 (31) |
(4.3–27.9) |
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High-sugar snacks (portions/d) |
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Intervention |
44 |
1.9 (1.2) |
2.2 (1.3) |
+ 0.6 |
0.028 |
2.1 (1.2) |
0.0 |
0.93 |
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Control |
37 |
2.0 (1.2) |
1.5 (0.9) |
(0.1–1.1) |
2.1 (1.4) |
(-0.6–0.6) |
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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 |
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Kinnunen et al. Nutrition Journal 2007 6:21 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-6-21 |
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