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. 2018 Oct 16;10(11):1383–1395. doi: 10.2217/epi-2017-0169

Table 3. . Associations of pre- and early-pregnancy physical activity and candidate miRNAs.

miRNA Prepregnancy Early pregnancy

  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.