Relationship between physical activity and mental health in women after childbirth: a cross-sectional exploratory study

Table 3 GHQ-28 and the amount of PA

GHQ-28	Low score (n = 69)	High score (n = 30)
Amount of PA (METs-h/day)	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	t value	p
No. of steps (steps)	6,022.47 ± 3,524.61	5,008.85 ± 2,380.29	1.61	0.11
Amount of walking	1.45 ± 1.16	1.12 ± 0.70	1.73	0.09
Amount of daily activities (housework and child-rearing)	3.17 ± 1.07	3.08 ± 0.96	0.42	0.68
Amount of walking + amount of daily activities	4.60 ± 1.62	4.20 ± 1.38	1.26	0.21

GHQ-28: GHQ scoring method (low score = healthy [≤ 5 points] and high score = health problems [≥ 6 points])
Amount of walking, daily activities, and walking + daily activities derived by multiplying PA of ≥ 3 METs with activity duration
Welch’s t-test

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