Table 3.
Accelerometer assessed physical activity and sedetary time in children, three months before and nine and 48 months after maternal Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass surgery. Differences within women tested with pairwise t-test
| Children PA Min/day (N = 40) | Pre-surgery, 1st Mean (SD) | 9 months post-surgery, 2nd Mean (SD) | 48 months post-surgery, 3rd Mean (SD) | Difference 1st and 2nd (P-value) | Difference 2nd and 3rd (P-value) | Difference 1st and 3rd (P-value) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wear time hours/day | 13.8 (1.1) | 14.0 (1.4) | 14.0 (1.2) | 0.31 (p = 0.189) | −0.05 (p = 0.793) | 0.25 (p = 0.317) |
| Counts per min/day | 1133.6 (347.1) | 1024.0 (334.5) | 875.9 (324.0) | −109.62 (p = 0.032) | −148.03 (p = 0.002) | −257.65 (p < 0.001) |
| MVPA min/day | 72.6 (37.9) | 69.1 (33.4) | 59.4 (35.7) | −3.51 (p = 0.557) | −9.69 (p = 0.064) | −13.20 (p = 0.041) |
| LPA min/day | 446.2 (90.3) | 417.9 (92.7) | 364.0 (86.2) | −28.37 (p = 0.009) | −53.81 (p < 0.001) | −82.18 (p < 0.001) |
| Sedentary min/day | 308.8 (113.4) | 359.0 (129.9) | 419.3 (113.0) | 50.25 (p = 0.001) | 60.22 (p < 0.001) | 110.46 (p < 0.001) |