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Table 7 Prevalence of Meeting PA Recommendations in Pregnancy by Year ​

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

Year

n

2011

(n = 2773)

2013

(n = 2638)

2015

(n = 2031)

2017

(n = 2155)

χ2 Test

Recommendation​

n (%) ​

n (%) ​

n (%) ​

n (%) ​

P-Value ​

AA​a

1122 (39.9) ​

1056 (38.1) ​

855 (37.8) ​

894 (40.7) ​

0.5954 ​

MSAb

438 (15.0) ​

469 (15.5) ​

403 (17.8) ​

444 (19.0) ​

0.1061 ​

Both ​c

284 (10.1) ​

295(9.8) ​

267 (11.6) ​

290 (11.7) ​

0.5129 ​

  1. Percentages are weighted; 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. cboth “a” and “b”
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