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. 2017 Dec 1;7(11):e017987. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017987
Change in exercise level in pregnancy: 15–20 weeks (n=1200)
Decreased
(n=263 (21.9%))
Unchanged
(n=665 (55.4%))
Increased
(n=272 (22.7%))
Maternal characteristics
 Maternal age, mean (SD) 30.74 (4.13)* 29.52 (4.58)† 30.39 (4.25)
 Maternal BMI at 15 weeks, mean (SD) 25.07 (4.06) 24.60 (4.01) 25.20 (4.52)
 Maternal years schooling 13.28 (0.72) 13.23 (0.86) 13.22 (0.82)
 Maternal socioeconomic status 44.33 (15.49)* 40.96 (16.08)† 45.79 (16.21)
 Maternal household income <€21 000, n (%) 15 (5.70)* 66 (10.03) 18 (6.62)
 Maternal smoking in first trimester, n (%) 23 (8.75) 73 (10.98)† 13 (4.78)
 Maternal alcohol intake in first trimester (units/week) 4.91 (5.79) 5.24 (6.82)† 3.98 (5.01)
Birth outcomes
 Gestational age (weeks), mean (SD) 40 (1.20) 40 (1.19) 40 (1.14)
 Birth weight (g), mean (SD) 3541 (498) 3487 (458) 3537 (448)
 Neonatal adiposity (%), mean (SD) 11.44 (4.66) 10.90 (4.02) 11.08 (3.79)
 Adiposity<10th centile (yes), n (%) 22 (8.37) 58 (8.87) 16 (5.88)
 Adiposity>90th centile (yes), n (%) 41 (15.59) 68 (10.23) 23 (8.46)

*Different to ‘unchanged’.

†Different to ‘increased’.

BMI, body mass index.