Lifestyle intervention in early pregnancy can prevent gestational diabetes in high-risk pregnant women in the UAE: a randomized controlled trial

Table 2 Change in daily nutritional intake and physical activity at baseline and post-intervention

	Lifestyle Intervention Group			Usual Care Group
	Baseline	Post-intervention	P-value	Baseline	Post-intervention	P-value	Change P-value
Calorie (kcal)	1814 ± 432	1694 ± 366	0.004	1870 ± 401	1824 ± 360	0.25	0.23
Carbohydrate (gm)	227 ± 66	208 ± 53	0.009	235 ± 58	227 ± 51	0.21	0.93
Protein (gm)	60 ± 17	59 ± 16	0.30	62 ± 16	62 ± 15	0.421	0.99
Fat (gm)	74 ± 14	69 ± 13	0.03	76 ± 17	74 ± 15	0.35	0.93
Physical Activity (min/week)	88 ± 101	140 ± 66	0.05	87 ± 113	126 ± 108	0.38	0.98

Notes: Data are expressed as mean ± SD, p-value between differences in changes from baseline, p-value by independent t test; change p-value is the difference within treatment by 2-tailed paired t test

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