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Published in final edited form as: Fertil Steril. 2012 Mar 15;97(5):1136–1142.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.02.025

Table 2.

Physical activity at baseline and time to pregnancy

Pregnancies Cycles Unadjusted model Adjusted modela


FR 95% CI FR 95% CI
Vigorous physical activity, hrs/wk
      None 500 2,856 1.00 (ref.) 1.00 (ref.)
      <1 566 3,492 0.91 0.80, 1.04 0.88 0.77, 1.01
      1 440 2,607 0.94 0.81, 1.08 0.87 0.76, 1.01
      2 520 3,156 0.93 0.82, 1.07 0.84 0.73, 0.97
      3–4 342 2,295 0.82 0.70, 0.95 0.73 0.63, 0.86
      ≥5 116 819 0.77 0.61, 0.96 0.68 0.54, 0.85
Moderate physical activity, hrs/wk
      <1 161 1,150 1.00 (ref.) 1.00 (ref.)
      1 227 1,543 1.02 0.82, 1.27 1.00 0.80, 1.25
      2 538 3,273 1.17 0.96, 1.41 1.15 0.95, 1.40
      3–4 720 4,283 1.19 0.99, 1.44 1.16 0.95, 1.40
      ≥5 838 4,976 1.20 0.99, 1.45 1.18 0.98, 1.43
Total metabolic equivalents, hrs/wk
      <10 374 2,445 0.87 0.75, 1.09 0.95 0.82, 1.11
      10–19 784 4,747 0.93 0.82, 1.05 0.96 0.85, 1.09
      20–29 533 3,095 1.00 (ref.) 1.00 (ref.)
      30–39 404 2,345 0.98 0.85, 1.13 0.97 0.84, 1.12
      40–49 201 1,392 0.82 0.69, 0.98 0.81 0.68, 0.97
      50–59 118 688 0.97 0.77, 1.20 0.93 0.75, 1.17
      ≥60 70 513 0.75 0.58, 0.99 0.74 0.56, 0.97

Note: FR = fecundability ratio, CI = confidence interval. Unadjusted model controls for cycle number.

a

Adjusted for cycle number, age, partner’s age, BMI, alcohol consumption, pack-years of smoking, intercourse frequency, and last method of contraception. Vigorous activity is adjusted for moderate activity, and vice versa.