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Table 2 Number of pregnancy symptoms: nausea, vomiting, fatigue, low back pain during pregnancy in PPAQ Exercisers versus PPAQ Non-exercisers

From: Exercise in obese pregnant women: The role of social factors, lifestyle and pregnancy symptoms

 

12 weeks4

20 weeks4

28 weeks4

36 weeks4

VARIABLE

n= 33

n= 17

n= 18

n= 24

n= 17

n= 24

n= 21

n= 15

No. of Symptoms

Non-exercisers

Exercisers

Non-Exercisers

Exercisers

Non-Exercisers

Exercisers

Non-Exercisers

Exercisers

0 - 1

9 (27%)

4 (24%)

5 (28%)

14 (58%)

4 (24%)

10 (42%)

2 (10%)

3 (20%)

2 - 3

17 (52%)

11 (65%)

10 (56%)

8 (33%)

7 (41%)

12 (50%)

14 (70%)

9 (60%)

4 or more

7 (21%)

2 (12%)

3 (17%)

2 (8%)

6 (35%)

2 (8%)

4 (20%)

3 (20%)

p

0.723

0.153

0.09 3

0.883

Nausea & Vomiting

3 (14%)

6 (37%)

8 (44%)

3(13%)

7(41%)

1 (4%)

1(5%)

2 (13%)

p

0.1363

0.033 3

0.005 3

0.5653

Fatigue

17 (52%)

11(65%)

3 (17%)

9 (38%)

7 (41%)

3 (13%)

3 (15%)

2 (13%)

p

0.371

0.183

0.633

1.003

 

n = 32

n = 16

n = 14

n = 23

n = 15

n = 23

n = 21

n = 14

Back Pain

1 (0-15)

0 (0-7)

3 (0-14)

0 (0-10)

1 (0-8)

2 (0-18)

3 (0-19)

2 (0-24)

p

0.006 2

0.03 2

0.302

0.252

  1. Note. 1Chi-sqaure test. 2Mann-Whitney test. Data for back pain is presented as: Median (range). 3Fisher's exact test. 4 Numbers may not sum to total because some data missing.