A comparison of beliefs about exercise during pregnancy between Chinese and Australian pregnant women

Table 1 Participant characteristics (mean ± SD)

	Australia (n = 186)	China (n = 227)
Age (yr)	32 ± 4	30 ± 3*
Gestation (wk)	21 ± 3	22 ± 1*
Experiencing first pregnancy (%)	54	70*
Current body mass (kg)	70 ± 13	63 ± 9*
Pre-pregnancy body mass (kg)	65 ± 12	57 ± 9*
Height (m)	1.67 ± 0.08	1.63 ± 0.05*
BMI (kg/m²)	25.3 ± 4.2	23.7 ± 3.1

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