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Table 1 Maternal Descriptive, Pregnancy and Delivery Outcomes by Intervention Group and Exercise Adherence

From: The influence of exercise during pregnancy on racial/ethnic health disparities and birth outcomes

Characteristics

Intention-to-Treat

Per Protocol (≥ 80% adherence)

Aerobic

(n = 58)

Control

(n = 67)

p-value

Aerobic

(n = 30)

Control

(n = 67)

p-value

Demographics

 Age (yr.)a

30.7 (4.0)

29.4 (4.3)

0.11

31.7 (3.2)

29.4 (4.3)

0.01

Race/Ethnicity

 NHB (n)c

17.2% [10]

29.9% [20]

0.10

13.3% [4]

29.9% [20]

0.13

Education Levelc, d

 Post-Secondary

98.0% (49)

80.4% (45)

0.005

96.3% [26]

80.4% (45)

0.09

 Pre-Pregnancy BMIa

24.7 (4.8)

27.0 (5.8)

0.02

23.4 (3.5)

27.0 (5.8)

0.0003

Pregnancy

 Gravidab

1.5 (1.0, 5.0)

1.0 (1.0, 6.0)

0.81

1.0 (1.0, 4.0)

1.0 (1.0, 6.0)

0.69

 GDM (n)c

5.3% [3]

7.6% [5]

0.72

6.7% [2]

7.6% [5]

1.00

 Gestational Weight Gain (lb)

30.6 (12.5)

28.9 (13.1)

0.66

31.1 (12.4)

28.9 (13.1)

0.48

Delivery

 Cesarean (%)c

21.1% [12]

23.8% [16]

0.64

20.0% [6]

23.8% [16]

0.79

  1. Note: Means (SD), medians (range) and proportions are reported and aStudent’s t-test, bWilcoxon Rank Sum tests and cFisher’s Exact tests were performed, respectively. NHB Non-Hispanic black; BMI body mass index; GDM gestational diabetes mellitus. Gestational weight gain was calculated by difference in self-reported pre-pregnancy weight and delivery weight, collected via medical records. dNineteen participants had missing data for level of education