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Table 2 Cross-Sectional Association of COVID-19 on Pregnancy Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior using a Fixed Impact Date

From: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on physical activity and sedentary behavior during pregnancy: a prospective study

Variable

Early Pregnancy

Mid Pregnancy

Late Pregnancy

 

β (95% CI)a

p-value

β (95% CI)a

p-value

β (95% CI)a

p-value

ActiGraph Measures

 Total vector magnitude (1000 counts/day)

-91.8 (-458.4, 274.8)

0.62

106.2 (-269.5, 483.4)

0.57

-149.7 (-530.1, 242.9)

0.48

 Average Steps/day

-573.0 (-2134.0, 987.6)

0.46

-124.7 (-1623.4, 1378.3)

0.87

-880.0 (-2412.9, 712.7)

0.29

 Sedentary Time

  min/day

17.8 (-27.0, 62.6)

0.43

5.1 (-42.9, 53.1)

0.84

16.3 (-33.5, 65.0)

0.54

  % time

1.9 (-3.5, 7.4)

0.48

0.6 (-5.5, 6.7)

0.85

1.5 (-4.8, 7.6)

0.66

 Locomotion (Walking/Running)

  min/day

-2.2 (-7.8, 3.4)

0.43

-5.0 (-12.3, 2.3)

0.18

-5.4 (-11.3,1.0)

0.1

  % time

-0.3 (-1.0, 0.5)

0.48

-0.6 (-1.4, 0.3)

0.21

-0.6 (-1.3, 0.2)

0.14

PPAQ Measures (MET-hrs/wk)

  Meeting ACOG guidelines* (%)

0.1 (-2.1, 2.4)

0.9

1.6 (-2.6, 9.5)

0.4

0.6 (-3.0, 5.0)

0.72

  Total physical activity

7.8 (-14.6, 30.0)

0.5

4.1 (-26.4, 34.5)

0.79

18.3 (-13.6, 52.1)

0.24

 By type

  Household/Caregiving

-1.4 (-20.7, 18.0)

0.89

23.3 (-0.7, 47.3)

0.06

12.7 (-3.9, 33.3)

0.12

  Sport/Exercise

5.2 (-0.5, 10.2)

0.08

-0.5 (-6.3, 5.4)

0.87

0.5 (-3.1, 3.9)

0.9

  Occupational

5.3 (-10.5, 20.8)

0.52

-21.9 (-47.3, 3.6)

0.09

-12.5 (-36.1, 10.6)

0.28

  Transportation

-4.5 (-11.3, 2.2)

0.18

-8.1 (-14.5, -1.6)

0.02

-2.6 (-9.0, 3.7)

0.41

 By intensity

  Light

-4.0 (-19.1, 10.8)

0.57

-6.4 (-21.9, 9.1)

0.41

-0.6 (-11.2, 10.6)

0.95

    Moderate

-1.8 (-16.5, 13.0)

0.81

8.2 (-11.2, 27.6)

0.4

21.6 (-1.5, 45.9)

0.07

    Vigorous

0.3 (-2.4, 3.1)

0.8

-2.5 (-6.7, 1.7)

0.23

-0.6 (-2.8, 1.4)

0.52

    Sedentary

14.2 (2.3, 26.0)

0.02

4.8 (-11.9, 1.5)

0.57

-1.6 (-15.1, 12.2)

0.83

  1. *American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of ≥ 7.5 MET hours/week of moderate-vigorous intensity sports and exercise
  2. aModels adjusted for age, BMI, gestational age, and parity. ActiGraph measures were also adjusted for wear time