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Table 3.1.2. Continued
First Author, Year, Country Study
Participants
3-12mo pp non- lactating women, exceeded pre- pregnancy weight by at least 6.8 kg; BMI ≥ 22
Mean age (SD): I: 32.4 (4.5)
C: 30.3 (5.6)
Follow-Up
Directly after end at 6 mo
Leermakers, 1998, USA154 RCT
I: Behavioral weight loss intervention, n=47 C: no treatment, n=43
Lovelady, 2000, USA155 RCT
I: diet and exercise, n=21
C: no intervention, n=19
Breastfeeding women, overweight (BMI 25-30) recruited at 4 wk pp
Mean age (SD):
I: 31 (4)
C: 33 (4)
14 wk pp
Groups and Design Sample Sizes (n)
