Table 2 Effect of the exercise training program on maternal anthropometric and metabolic biomarkers by intervention and control groups adjusted for baseline values
From: Exercise during pregnancy on maternal lipids: a secondary analysis of randomized controlled trial
Groups | Delta between groups | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baseline | Follow-up | Follow-up minus Baseline | ||||
Intervention(n = 33) | Control(n = 34) | Intervention(n = 24) | Control(n = 26) | Difference between groups (95% CI) | ||
Anthropometric | ||||||
Weight, kg | 53.3 (6.1) | 55.8 (8.0) | 61.1 (5.1) | 63.0 (7.2) | 0.6 (−4.0 to 2.0) | 0.82 |
BMI, kg/m2 | 21.8 (2.4) | 23.5 (3.1) | 25.2 (1.8) | 26.3 (3.1) | 0.6 (−0.2 to 1.4) | 0.91 |
Metabolic biomarkers | ||||||
Total cholesterol, mg/dL | 198 (52) | 178 (39) | 249 (40) | 236 (49) | -6 (−21 to 33) | 0.45 |
High-density lipoprotein, mg/dL | 50 (11) | 53 (13) | 57 (10) | 67 (14) | −8 (1 to 17) | 0.16 |
Low-density lipoprotein, mg/dL | 81 (38) | 63 (25) | 78 (17) | 73 (23) | −13 (−3 to 29) | <0.001 |
Very-low density lipoprotein, mg/dL | 28 (12) | 23 (7) | 39 (9) | 40 (8) | −6 (1 to 11) | 0.50 |
Triglycerides, mg/dL | 139 (62) | 116 (37) | 195 (45) | 199 (42) | −28 (1 to 55) | 0.03 |