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. 2023 Mar 31;20(7):5359. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20075359

Table 1.

Outcomes from the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and sedentary time from the Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire.

CON vs. EXE CON vs. MOT MOT vs. EXE
GA Week 28 GA Week 34 GA Week 28 GA Week 34 GA Week 28 GA Week 34
Differences
[95% CI]
p-Value Differences
[95% CI]
p-Value Differences
[95% CI]
p-Value Differences
[95% CI]
p-Value Differences
[95% CI]
p-Value Differences
[95% CI]
p-Value
PSQI
Global PSQI score −0.8 [−2; −0.1] 0.031 −1 [−2; −0.5] 0.002 −0.3 [−1.0; 0.5] 0.451 −1.0 [−2; −0.1] 0.026 −0.5 [−0.1.1; 0.1] 0.848 −0.4 [−1.1; 0.3] 0.309
Total sleep time (h/day) 0.06 [−0.3; 0.41] 0.727 0.1 [−0.3; 0.5] 0.702 0.11 [−0.24; 0.5] 0.554 0.27 [−0.14; 0.7] 0.191 −0.04 [−0.3; 0.2] 0.757 −0.2 [−0.5; 0.1] 0.234
Total time in bed (h/day) −0.20 [−0.6; 0.17] 0.282 −0.1 [−0.5; 0.3] 0.637 −0.14 [−0.5; 0.2] 0.474 0.02 [−0.4; 0.4] 0.921 −0.1 [−0.4; 0.2] 0.686 −0.1 [−0.4; 0.2] 0.469
Subjective sleep quality 0.11 [ 0.1; 0.3] 0.340 0.03 [−0.24; 0.32] 0.795 0.11 [−0.12; 0.35] 0.341 0.1 [−0.2; 0.4] 0.494 −0.005 [−0.2; 0.2] 0.961 −0.05 [−0.30; 0.2] 0.661
Sleep efficiency (%) 3 [−0.9; 7] 0.133 3 [−2; 8] 0.240 2.7 [−1.4; 6.9] 0.199 3.7 [−1.3; 8.86] 0.146 0.4 [−2.9; 3.8] 0.804 −0.8 [−4.7; 3.1] 0.696
Sleep Disturbance −0.14 [−0.3; 0.1] 0.164 −0.3 [−0.5; −0.05] 0.019 −0.07 [−0.3; 0.1] 0.485 −0.14 [−0.4; 0.11] 0.279 −0.1 [−0.24; 0.1] 0.388 −0.2 [−0.3; 0.03] 0.098
Sleep Medications −0.1 [−0.3; 0.07] 0.246 −0.1 [−0.3; 0.1] 0.324 0.0003 [−0.2; 0.2] 0.997 −0.02 [−0.2; 0.15] 0.801 −0.1 [−0.2; 0.04] 0.153 −0.1 [−0.2; 0.1] 0.344
Sleep latency −0.33 [−0.7; 0.04] 0.077 −0.5 [−0.8; 0.05] 0.027 −0.2 [−0.6; 0.1] 0.221 −0.21 [−0.6; 0.2] 0.325 −0.09 [0.4; −0.2] 0.541 −0.25 [−0.5; 0.04] 0.098
Daytime Dysfunction −0.03 [−0.3; 0.2] 0.758 −0.3 [−0.5; 0.00] 0.052 0.20 [−0.03; 0.4] 0.095 −0.146 [−0.43; 0.14] 0.313 −0.2 [−0.4; −0.04] 0.017 −0.13 [−0.32; 0.1] 0.186
PPAQ
Sedentary time h/day −0.69 [−1; −0.0] 0.0498 −0.05 [−1; –0.9] 0.916 −0.11 [−0.8; −0.6] 0.754 0.1 [−0.8; −1.2] 0.776 −0.6 [−1.0; −0.02] 0.042 −0.1 [−1.0; 0.6] 0.776

Comparison between groups on sleep outcomes from Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and sedentary time from the Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire (PPAQ). A positive mean value indicates that the last-mentioned group has the highest mean. Bold p-value denotes statistical significance. CI, confidence interval; CON, standard care; EXE, structured supervised exercise training; GA, gestational age; h, hour; MOT, motivational counseling on physical activity.