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Table 2 Maternal and fetal/child outcomes in relation to total PA scorea divided in quartiles

From: Physical activity and sedentary time during pregnancy and associations with maternal and fetal health outcomes: an epidemiological study

 

1st quartile

3–5 p

n (%)

2nd quartile

6–7 p

n (%)

3rd quartile

8–10 p

n (%)

4th quartile

11–19 p

n (%)

p-valueb

Gestational age (days)

 Mean; SD

279.0; 10.2

278.8; 9.7

279.1; 9.9

279.3; 12.0

0.913

 Pretermc

21 (4.0)

13 (2.8)

18 (2.9)

29 (4.8)

0.072

 Termc

469 (88.8)

426 (93.2)

555 (90.8)

524 (87.5)

 

 Post termc

38 (7.2)

18 (3.9)

38 (6.2)

46 (7.7)

 

Gestational weight gain

 Mean; SD

15.3; 6.6

15.5; 5.6

14.6; 5.6

14.5; 5.3

0.021

 Lower than recommendationsd

64 (14.3)

60 (15.1)

98 (18.3)

114 (21.3)

< 0.001

 Within recommendationsd

134 (29.9)

113 (28.5)

192 (35.9)

208 (38.8)

 

 Exceeding recommendationsd

250 (55.8)

224 (56.4)

245 (45.8)

214 (39.9)

 

Birth weight (ge)

 Mean; SD

3603.9; 492.5

3589.9; 502.1

3536.8; 497.0

3525.5; 533.1

0.022

 < 2500

5 (0.9)

8 (1.7)

11 (1.8)

15 (2.5)

0.077

 2500–4000

414 (78.0)

358 (78.0)

507 (83.0)

479 (79.6)

 

 > 4000

112 (21.1)

93 (20.3)

93 (15.2)

108 (17.9)

 

Mode of delivery

 Non-instrumental

404 (76.5)

375 (82.1)

501 (82.0)

492 (82.1)

0.005

 Vag. Instr.f

17 (3.2)

19 (4.2)

20 (3.3)

35 (5.8)

 

 Elective CSg

47 (8.9)

29 (6.3)

39 (6.4)

25 (4.2)

 

 Emergency CSg

60 (11.4)

34 (7.4)

51 (8.3)

47 (7.8)

 

Blood loss during delivery/postpartum (mlh)i

 Mean; SD

517.2; 362.0

534.4; 392.3

533.2; 408.1

515.8; 379.7

0.778

 ≥ 500

129 (31.3)

119 (31.8)

175 (35.0)

168 (34.2)

0.674

Preeclampsia/ Pregnancy-induced hypertension

15 (2.8)

16 (3.5)

29 (4.8)

20 (3.3)

0.348

Self-rated health during pregnancy

 Very poor/poor

36 (10.6)

19 (6.4)

26 (6.7)

10 (2.4)

< 0.001

 Neither good nor poor

53 (15.6)

49 (16.6)

40 (10.3)

33 (7.8)

 

 Good/Very good

250 (73.7)

228 (77.0)

322 (83.0)

378 (89.8)

 
  1. aCalculated by multiplying scores for vigorous level PA by two and adding the product to the score for moderate level PA time. Higher score represents higher level of PA
  2. bANOVA test for continuous variables and Chi-square test for categorical variables
  3. cPreterm (≤36 + 6), term (37 + 0–41 + 6) and post term (≥42 + 0)
  4. dAccording to the IOM, underweight women should gain between 12.5–18 kg, those with normal weight 11.5–16 kg, those with overweight 7–11.5 kg and obese women should gain 5–9 kg during pregnancy
  5. eGrams (g)
  6. fVaginal instrumental. Including vacuum extraction or forceps
  7. gCaesarean section (CS)
  8. hMilliliters (ml)
  9. iOnly vaginal non-instrumental deliveries included
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