Table 4 Unadjusted arithmetic means (SD) of weekly total leisure-time physical activity (LTPA), moderate-to-vigorous-intensity LTPA and light-intensity LTPA and percentage of participants meeting physical activity (PA) recommendations for health at baseline and two follow-ups in the intervention (INT) and usual care group (UC)
N | Baseline | First follow-up | Last follow-up | Group difference in change from baseline to 26–28 weeks’ gestation | Group difference in change from baseline to 36–37 weeks’ gestation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prior to pregnancy | 26–28 weeks’ gestation | 36–37 weeks’ gestation | ||||||||
INT | UC | INT | UC | INT | UC | Coeff./OR | 95% CI | Coeff./OR | 95% CI | |
215-218 | 167-174 | 212-215 | 178-179 | 190-192 | 156-158 | p-value | p-value | |||
Total LTPA | ||||||||||
Days/week | 6.9 (3.5) | 7.83) (3.8) | 7.0 (3.6) | 6.7 (3.6) | 6.3 (3.5) | 6.5 (3.5) | 0.701) | 0.03 to 1.36 | 0.101) | −0.70 to 0.91 |
0.040 | 0.80 | |||||||||
Minutes/week | 331 (298) | 412 (315) | 284 (210) | 309 (292) | 254 (227) | 310 (289) | 13.24 | −33.20 to 56.67 | −15.75 | −75.15 to 43.65 |
0.58 | 0.60 | |||||||||
Moderate-to-vigorous LTPA | ||||||||||
Days/week | 3.6 (2.5) | 4.3 (2.7) | 3.4 (2.3) | 3.1 (2.6) | 2.6 (2.3) | 2.4 (2.5) | 0.56 | 0.10 to 1.01 | 0.36 | −0.14 to 0.86 |
0.016 | 0.16 | |||||||||
Minutes/week | 169 (177) | 212 (182) | 133 (111) | 132 (144) | 96 (105) | 101 (147) | 18.21 | −4.13 to 40.55 | 0.62 | −25.59 to 26.83 |
0.11 | 0.96 | |||||||||
Light LTPA | ||||||||||
Days/week | 3.4 (2.5) | 3.5 (2.3) | 3.5 (2.2) | 3.6 (2.3) | 3.6 (2.5) | 4.1 (2.3) | 0.06 | −0.37 to 0.48 | −0.36 | −0.93 to 0.20 |
0.80 | 0.21 | |||||||||
Minutes/week | 160 (219) | 205 (252) | 149 (171) | 177 (213) | 158 (189) | 207 (201) | −8.47 | −44.69 to 27.75 | 8.91 | −45.27 to 63.10 |
0.65 | 0.75 | |||||||||
Meeting PA recommendations for health N (%) 4) | 47 | 58 | 36 | 30 | 24 | 23 | 1.732) | 0.98 to 3.05 | 1.122) | 0.64 to 1.95 |
0.06 | 0.70 | |||||||||