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Table 6  Top Characteristics Contributing to Meeting Aerobic Activity and Muscle Strengthening Activity Recommendations in Pregnancy ​

From: Diabetes risk status and physical activity in pregnancy: U.S. BRFSS 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017

PA Recommendation​

Characteristic ​

STB ​

P value ​

AA a

 1 ​

African American ​

-1.28 ​

< 0.0001 ​

 2 ​

Hispanic ​

-1.16 ​

0.0015 ​

 3 ​

Asian ​

-1.08 ​

0.0043 ​

MSA​ b​

 .1 ​

Consumed Alcohol in Past 30 Days ​

2.00 ​

< 0.0001 ​

 2 ​

Completed > HS ​

1.90 ​

0.0002 ​

 3 ​

1–3 Children at Home ​

-1.62 ​

< 0.0001 ​

Both ​ c

 1 ​

1–3 Children at Home ​

-1.97 ​

< 0.0001 ​

 2 ​

Consumed Alcohol in Past 30 Days ​

1.75 ​

< 0.0001 ​

 3 ​

African American ​

-1.58 ​

0.016 ​

Neither d

 1 ​

Consumed Alcohol in Past 30 Days ​

-1.40 ​

< 0.0001 ​

 2 ​

Hispanic ​

1.37 ​

0.0001 ​

 3 ​

African American ​

1.26 ​

< 0.0001 ​

  1. HS High School​; PA physical activity; AA aerobic activity; MSA muscle strengthening activity; a2008 Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) recommendation of 150 minutes of moderate intensity AA/wk.b2008 DHHS recommendation of 2 days/wk of MSA. c both “a” and “b”; d neither “a” nor “b”; STB: Standardized beta coefficient; All variables included in the model were diabetes risk status, age, race, education level, number of children in household, alcohol consumption, and smoking status