Research Article

The Effect of the More Active MuMs in Stirling Trial on Body Composition and Psychological Well-Being among Postnatal Women

Table 2

Weight and body composition results at baseline and three and six months of follow-up in response to a 10-week physical activity intervention.

InterventionControl
Median
(IQ range)
Median
(IQ range)

Weight (kg)
 Baseline (, )72 (65, 80)68 (62, 72)
 Three months ()69 (63, 79)65 (62, 72)
 Six months (,)68 (61, 79)65 (61, 71)

BMI (kg/m2)
 Baseline (, 32)27 (24, 30)25 (22, 27)
 Three months ()26 (23, 29)24 (22, 27)
 Six months (, )25 (23, 29)24 (22, 27)

Fat mass (kg)
 Baseline (, 31)26 (20, 33)22 (18, 26)
 Three months ()25 (20, 32)20 (17, 26)
 Six months ()25 (18, 34)19 (17, 25)

% fat mass
 Baseline (, 31)35 (32, 41)32 (30, 36)
 Three months ()35 (35, 40)31 (29, 35)
 Six months ()34 (29, 41)30 (27, 35)

BMI, body mass index; IQ range, interquartile range. = numbers in intervention and control group at each measurement time period.
Tested with Mann-Whitney tests not between group differences from baseline to three months for weight (), BMI (), fat mass (), and % fat mass ().
Tested with Mann-Whitney tests not between group differences three to six months for weight (), BMI (), fat mass (), and % fat mass ().