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Table 3 Associations of partner and family/friends support with beneficial postpartum behaviors and depression at 6 months and 1 year postpartum among 1356 women in the Project Viva cohort

From: Women’s perceived social support: associations with postpartum weight retention, health behaviors and depressive symptoms

Outcome

Exposure (per 5 points)

Model 1

Partner support

Model 2

Family/friends support

Model 3

Combined Partner

and Family/friends

support

Model 4

Model 3 +

Covariates

  

OR [95% CI] per 5 Points Social Support

6 months postpartum

 Walking ≥ 30 min/d

Partner support

1.34 [1.06, 1.71]

 

1.31 [1.00, 1.70]

1.36 [1.01, 1.82]

Family/friends support

 

1.18 [0.95, 1.46]

1.07 [0.84, 1.35]

1.23 [0.95, 1.59]

 Light/moderate PA any

Partner support

1.22 [0.96, 1.56]

 

1.07 [0.82, 1.41]

0.98 [0.73, 1.31]

Family/friends support

 

1.36 [1.09, 1.70]

1.33 [1.04, 1.70]

1.26 [0.96, 1.65]

 Vigorous PA any

Partner support

1.13 [0.88, 1.46]

 

1.11 [0.85, 1.47]

1.02 [0.75, 1.39]

Family/friends support

 

1.08 [0.86, 1.35]

1.04 [0.81, 1.33]

0.92 [0.70, 1.21]

 Fiber ≥ median

Partner support

1.61 [1.26, 2.05]

 

1.50 [1.15, 1.96]

1.43 [1.06, 1.91]

Family/friends support

 

1.35 [1.09, 1.67]

1.16 [0.91, 1.47]

1.12 [0.86, 1.45]

 Trans-fat < median

Partner support

1.88 [1.47, 2.41]

 

1.72 [1.31, 2.25]

1.49 [1.11, 2.01]

Family/friends support

 

1.49 [1.20, 1.85]

1.22 [0.96, 1.55]

1.11 [0.85, 1.44]

 Sleep ≥ 6 h/d

Partner support

1.37 [0.97, 1.93]

 

1.16 [0.79, 1.69]

1.05 [0.70, 1.59]

Family/friends support

 

1.52 [1.12, 2.07]

1.44 [1.02, 2.03]

1.17 [0.81, 1.71]

 Television < 2 h/d

Partner support

0.95 [0.74, 1.22]

 

0.85 [0.64, 1.12]

0.77 [0.57, 1.05]

Family/friends support

 

1.20 [0.96, 1.50]

1.28 [1.00, 1.63]

1.29 [0.99, 1.69]

 Incident depression

Partner support

0.23 [0.15, 0.35]

 

0.32 [0.20, 0.50]

0.33 [0.20, 0.55]

Family/friends support

 

0.31 [0.21, 0.46]

0.45 [0.29, 0.70]

0.49 [0.30, 0.79]

1 year postpartum (compared to PPWR < 2 kg)

 PPWR 2 to < 5 kg

Partner support

0.70 [0.50, 0.98]

 

0.73 [0.50, 1.07]

0.76 [0.50, 1.14]

Family/friends support

 

0.79 [0.58, 1.09]

0.89 [0.63, 1.27]

1.05 [0.72, 1.55]

 SPPWR ≥ 5 kg

Partner support

0.63 [0.41, 0.96]

 

0.65 [0.41, 1.03]

0.75 [0.43, 1.32]

Family/friends support

 

0.79 [0.52, 1.19]

0.93 [0.59, 1.46]

1.13 [0.66, 1.93]

  1. Note. OR Odd ratio, CI Confidence interval, PA Physical activity, SPPWR Substantial postpartum weight retention (≥ 5 kg)
  2. Model 1: Partner support only; Model 2: Family/friends support only; Model 3: Partner support and family/friends support;
  3. Model 4: Model 3 + age, race/ethnicity, parity, education, smoking during pregnancy, household income, pre-pregnancy BMI and
  4. gestational weight gain