Table 2.
Moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity and compliance with the physical activity guideline at follow-up visit (n = 555)
| MVPA min/wk a | PA guideline compliance a | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median | IQR | n | % | P-value b | |
| Overall | 64.4 | (12.8–152.3) | 141 | (25.4) | |
| Ethnicity | <0.01 | ||||
| South Asian | 23.8 | (0–119.0) | 18 | (14.4) | |
| Middle Eastern | 35.0 | (0–95.7) | 12 | (16.0) | |
| Other ethnicity | 59.3 | (0–137.1) | 22 | (22.0) | |
| Western | 84.0 | (26.8–183.4) | 89 | (34.9) | |
| Occupation | <0.01 | ||||
| Elementary occupations & homemakers | 26.8 | (0–99.8) | 23 | (15.3) | |
| Clerical/care occupations | 55.4 | (0–125.1) | 41 | (20.9) | |
| Manager/° occupations | 103.3 | (35.0–184.3) | 76 | (37.6) | |
| Education | <0.01 | ||||
| <10 years education | 47.8 | (0–117.2) | 15 | (17.7) | |
| 10–12 years education | 38.5 | (0–107.6) | 42 | (19.4) | |
| University/college | 84.0 | (23.3–177.0) | 84 | (33.3) | |
| Parity | <0.01 | ||||
| None (nulliparous) | 78.4 | (12.8–169.8) | 80 | (31.6) | |
| 1 (uniparous) | 66.5 | (21.0–161.0) | 54 | (26.9) | |
| ≥2 (multiparous) | 30.3 | (0–85.8) | 7 | (6.9) | |
| Planned pregnancy | 0.04 | ||||
| Yes | 75.6 | (19.3–159.3) | 114 | (27.6) | |
| No | 38.5 | (0–108.5) | 26 | (19.0) | |
| Smoking 3 months pre-pregnancy | 0.50 | ||||
| Non-smoker | 65.3 | (0–155.8) | 118 | (25.9) | |
| Irregular or daily smoker | 57.8 | (19.3–141.4) | 22 | (22.7) | |
| Self-reported pre-pregnancy PA | 0.02 | ||||
| ≥150 min/week | 84.0 | (9.6–178.5) | 68 | (30.9) | |
| <150 min/week | 49.0 | (12.8–133.0) | 70 | (21.7) | |
| Physically active friends | <0.01 | ||||
| Many | 77.0 | (19.3–179.7) | 81 | (31.3) | |
| Few | 51.3 | (0–119.0) | 60 | (20.3) | |
| Health pre-pregnancy | <0.01 | ||||
| Poor/not too good | 40.3 | (0–105.0) | 8 | (13.8) | |
| Good | 51.3 | (0–127.8) | 60 | (21.5) | |
| Very good | 84.0 | (23.3–175.0) | 72 | (33.8) | |
| Pelvic girdle-/lumbopelvic pain | 0.07 | ||||
| Yes | 51.9 | (6.4–120.8) | 48 | (21.1) | |
| No | 72.6 | (17.5–164.5) | 89 | (28.0) | |
| Mean | SD | P-value c | |||
| Age, years | 29.8 | (4.6) | 0.39 | ||
| Body fat percentage | 29.7 | (7.3) | <0.01 | ||
IQR interquartile range, PA physical activity, MVPA moderate-to-vigorous physical activity
a Recorded by Sensewear Armband Pro3
b Chi-square test of difference between categories in PA guideline compliance
c Unpaired t-test