Table 4.
Outcomes | Early Pregnancy (<20 wks) | Pregnancy (32 wks) | Postpartum (12 wks) |
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Physical activity | n=15 | n=13 | n=11 |
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Steps/day, mean (SD) | 6,599 (2,266) | 6,219 (2,407) | 7,773 (2,470) |
Total minutes in moderate-vigorous physical activity, mean (SD)§ | 48.6 (28.3) | 40.0 (22.9) | 59.0 (25.3) |
Total energy expenditure, kcals, mean (SE)* §¶ | 2,325 (58.4) | 2,462 (62.8) | 2,524 (68.1) |
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Dietary intake | n=16 | n=14 | n=14 |
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Total caloric intake, kcals/day, mean (SD) | 1,925 (176) | 1,797 (189) | 1,641 (189) |
% of calories from total fat, mean (SD) | 34.4 (7.3) | 34.8 (7.6) | 34.3 (5.7) |
% of calories from saturated fat, mean (SD) | 11.1 (3.7) | 11.1 (2.2) | 11.4 (2.7) |
Total dietary fiber, grams/day, mean (SE)** | 11.9 (0.8) | 12.0 (0.9) | 11.4 (0.9) |
Total fruit, servings/day, mean (SE)** | 2.5 (0.6) | 1.9 (0.7) | 1.7 (0.7) |
Total vegetables, servings/day, mean (SE)** | 2.5 (0.3) | 2.0 (0.3) | 1.8 (0.3) |
Dairy, servings/day, mean (SE)** | 1.2 (0.2) | 1.2 (0.2) | 1.4 (0.2) |
Whole grains, servings/day, mean (SE)** | 0.7 (0.2) | 0.7 (0.2) | 0.4 (0.2) |
Lean meat, servings/day, mean (SE)** | 1.9 (0.5) | 2.7 (0.5) | 2.1 (0.5) |
Sweetened beverages, servings/day, mean (SE)** | 1.7 (0.3) | 1.3 (0.3) | 1.7 (0.3) |
Abbreviations: SE = standard error, SD = standard deviation.
Adjusted for prepregnancy body mass index.
Adjusted for total caloric intake.
P<0.05 based on paired t-tests to make within-subject comparisons between baseline and 12-week postpartum measurements (n=11).
P<0.05 based on paired t-tests to make within-subject comparisons between baseline and 32-week measurements (n=13).