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. 2017 Nov 27;12(11):e0188102. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0188102

Table 3. Physical activity level measured in MET-minutes/week and proportion of women meeting the recommended physical activity level at four measure points, for the physically inactive and the physically active participants at inclusion, by randomization.

Physically inactive (n = 187) Physically active (n = 402)
Outcome
 Time point
 Intervention groupe p Control groupf p p ¶¶ Intervention groupg p Control grouph p p ¶¶
TPAa Inclusion 332 (70,452) 306 (120,462) 0.99 1333 (892,2316) 1546 (1095,2376) 0.087
36 weeks 608 (198,1322) <0.001 431 (141,824) <0.001 0.06 1394 (831,2222) 0.31 890 (428,1826) <0.001 <0.001
6 months pp 1554 (799,2235) <0.001 1637 (938,2546) <0.001 0.63 1619 (855,2483) 0.34 1582 (1013,2586) 0.54 0.73
12 months pp 1144 (605,2194) <0.001 1328 (645,2659) <0.001 0.38 1350 (690,2196) 0.58 1214 (678,2126) 0.025 0.25
Walkinga Inclusion 116 (0,264) 132 (0,297) 0.61 660 (396,1155) 660 (396,1155) 0.54
36 weeks 215 (33,462) 0.001 248 (0,495) <0.001 0.81 594 (264,1040) 0.34 495 (190,924) 0.005 0.10
6 months pp 693 (462,1172) <0.001 924 (462,1477) <0.001 0.52 792 (396,1386) 0.12 924 (396,1386) 0.14 0.93
12 months pp 396 (132,792) <0.001 495 (264,1386 <0.001 0.12 528 (297,990) 0.71 495 (206,990) 0.029 0.16
MPAa Inclusion 0 (0,160) 0 (0,160) 0.94 320 (120,640) 320 (120,640) 0.70
36 weeks 240 (0,480) <0.001 60 (0,240) 0.029 0.042 400 (160,720) 0.33 200 (0,480) 0.024 0.019
6 months pp 240 (0,560) <0.001 240 (0,720) <0.001 0.96 240 (0,610) 0.35 200 (0,480) 0.009 0.29
12 months pp 240 (0,480) <0.001 240 (10,590 <0.001 0.65 240 (0,480) 0.44 240 (0,480) 0.012 0.21
VPAa Inclusion 0 (0,0) 0 (0,0) 0.61 160 (0,720) 160 (0,720) 0.89
36 weeks 0 (0,260) <0.001 0 (0,0) 0.57 0.021 0 (0,640) 0.063 0 (0,0) <0.001 0.008
6 months pp 160 (0,800) <0.001 160 (0,720) <0.001 0.92 200 (0,740) 0.96 320 (0,960) 0.63 0.63
12 months pp 240 (0,880) <0.001 0 (0,720) <0.001 0.79 0 (0,720) 0.48 240 (0,780) 0.94 0.61

TPA Adherentc 		p ¶¶cd p ¶¶cd
Inclusion 396 (264,480) 0.17 1353 (863,2085) 0.038
36 weeks 837 (498,1564) <0.001 0.017 1388 (900,2117) 0.84 <0.001
6 months pp 1502 (530,2113) <0.001 0.18 1651 (1092,2619) 0.046 0.19
12 months pp 1097 (552,1981) 0.001 0.31 937 (550,2040) 0.27 0.57
TPA Nonadherentd Inclusion 223 (0,438) 0.34 1386 (983,2711) 0.48
36 weeks 389 (80,1060) <0.001 0.41 1408 (621,2536) 0.17 0.051
6 months pp 1649 (1081,2788) <0.001 0.82 1636 (693,2274) 0.63 0.40
12 months pp 1189 (609,2460) <0.001 0.62 1554 (810,2324) 0.73 0.17
p¶¶¶ p¶¶¶ p¶¶¶¶ p¶¶¶ p¶¶¶ p¶¶¶¶
Meeting PA recommendationsb
TPA		 Inclusion 0 0 100 100
36 weeks 50 <0.001 39 <0.001 0.16 85 <0.001 66 <0.001 <0.001
6 months pp 82 <0.001 88 <0.001 0.29 84 <0.001 88 <0.001 0.31
12 months pp 75 <0.001 80 <0.001 0.49 79 <0.001 76 <0.001 0.54

aValues are median with 1st and 3rd interquartile range

bValues in percent (%)

cAdherent; Intervention group participant attending ≥ 15 (median score) group-exercises

dNonadherent; Intervention group participant attending < 15 (median score) group-exercises

Answered IPAQ-SF and included in the analysis Inactive

eintervention group: inclusion (84), gestational week 36 (74), 6 months postpartum (pp) (73), 12 months pp (61)

fcontrol group: inclusion (103), gestational week 36 (88), 6 months pp (84), 12 months pp (76)

Active

gintervention group: inclusion (211), gestational week 36 (181), 6 months postpartum (pp) (166), 12 months pp (151)

hcontrol group: inclusion (191), gestational week 36 (166), 6 months pp (147), 12 months pp (136)

TPA; total physical activity; walking + moderate and vigorous physical activity

MPA; moderate intensity physical activity

VPA; vigorous intensity physical activity

PA; physical activity

PP; postpartum

¶ Change in PA level compared to time at inclusion (Wilcoxon Signed Ranked Test for TPA)

¶¶Difference in PA level compared to time at inclusion, between intervention-and control group (Mann-Whitney U Test for total PA)

¶¶cd Difference in PA level compared to time at inclusion, between intervention-adherent/intervention-nonadherent-and control group (Mann-Whitney U Test for TPA)

¶¶¶ Change in proportions meeting PA recommendations of 600 MET-minutes/week compared to time of inclusion (MedCalc for Windows)

¶¶¶¶ Difference between intervention- and control group in proportions meeting PA recommendations of 600 MET-minutes/week (MedCalc for Windows)