Table 3. . Associations of pre- and early-pregnancy physical activity and candidate miRNAs.
miRNA | Prepregnancy | Early pregnancy | ||||||||||||||
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Duration (hours per week) | Energy expenditure (MET hours per week) | Duration (hours per week) | Energy expenditure (MET hours per week) | |||||||||||||
n | Est† | 95% CI | p-value | n | Est† | 95% CI | p-value | n | Est† | 95% CI | p-value | n | Est† | 95% CI | p-value | |
miR-146b-5p | 75 | 0.084 | 0.017–0.151 | 0.02 | 75 | 0.017 | 0.001–0.033 | 0.03 | 74 | 0.017 | -0.110–0.144 | 0.80 | 74 | -0.041 | -0.213–0.131 | 0.65 |
miR-126-3p | 75 | 0.070 | -0.01–0.150 | 0.09 | 75 | 0.012 | -0.006–0.030 | 0.19 | 74 | -0.015 | -0.162–0.132 | 0.84 | 74 | 0.019 | -0.181–0.219 | 0.85 |
miR-155-5p | 75 | 0.050 | -0.032–0.132 | 0.24 | 75 | 0.008 | -0.012–0.028 | 0.39 | 74 | 0.027 | -0.124–0.178 | 0.72 | 74 | 0.005 | -0.199–0.209 | 0.96 |
miR-210-3p | 74 | 0.066 | -0.024–0.156 | 0.15 | 74 | 0.016 | -0.004–0.036 | 0.12 | 73 | 0.018 | -0.145–0.181 | 0.83 | 73 | -0.043 | -0.264–0.178 | 0.70 |
miR-21-3p | 75 | 0.071 | -0.021–0.163 | 0.14 | 75 | 0.013 | -0.009–0.035 | 0.22 | 74 | 0.053 | -0.116–0.222 | 0.54 | 74 | 0.098 | -0.131–0.327 | 0.40 |
miR-222-3p | 75 | 0.074 | -0.002–0.150 | 0.07 | 75 | 0.017 | -0.001–0.035 | 0.06 | 74 | 0.003 | -0.140–0.146 | 0.97 | 74 | -0.020 | -0.214–0.174 | 0.84 |
miR-223-3p | 75 | 0.079 | -0.001–0.159 | 0.06 | 75 | 0.014 | -0.004–0.032 | 0.14 | 74 | -0.001 | -0.148–0.146 | 0.99 | 74 | 0.037 | -0.163–0.237 | 0.71 |
miR-29a-3p | 75 | 0.055 | -0.031–0.141 | 0.22 | 75 | 0.013 | -0.007–0.033 | 0.20 | 74 | 0.023 | -0.134–0.180 | 0.78 | 74 | 0.009 | -0.205–0.223 | 0.93 |
miR-517-5p | 73 | 0.060 | -0.032–0.152 | 0.20 | 73 | 0.013 | -0.009–0.035 | 0.22 | 72 | 0.021 | -0.148–0.190 | 0.81 | 72 | -0.156 | -0.379–0.067 | 0.17 |
miR-518a-3p | 74 | 0.073 | -0.045–0.191 | 0.23 | 74 | 0.016 | -0.011–0.043 | 0.25 | 73 | 0.052 | -0.169–0.273 | 0.65 | 73 | -0.004 | -0.306–0.298 | 0.98 |
Results were similar after adjustment for prepregnancy BMI and smoking.
†Model is adjusted for maternal age (years) and gestational age at blood draw (weeks). Outcome is log transformed.
MET: Metabolic equivalent.