Table 3.
Pregnancy complications and course of delivery in the study group.
| Study Group N = 9345 %/N |
Physically Active N = 4892 %/N |
Physically Non-Active N = 4453 %/N |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gestational age at delivery (weeks) | ||||
| <37 | 8 (716) | 7 (324) | 9 (392) | <0.001 |
| 37–41 | 84 (7896) | 85 (4158) | 84 (3738) | 0.2 |
| >41 | 8 (733) | 8 (410) | 7 (323) | 0.05 |
| Newborn’s weight | ||||
| <1000 | 0.2 (19) | 0.08 (4) | 0.3 (15) | 0.009 |
| 1000–1500 | 0.7 (66) | 0.49 (24) | 0.9 (42) | 0.009 |
| 1500–2500 | 3.8 (356) | 3.02 (148) | 4.7 (208) | <0.001 |
| 2500–4000 | 82.6 (7722) | 84.03 (4111) | 81.1 (3611) | <0.001 |
| 4000–5000 | 12.4 (1155) | 12.08 (591) | 12.7 (564) | 0.4 |
| 5000–6000 | 0.3 (27) | 0.3 (14) | 0.3 (13) | 1 |
| Diseases | ||||
| GH/PE | 8 (739) | 7 (329) | 9 (410) | <0.001 |
| Cholestasis | 2 (166) | 1.5 (73) | 2 (93) | 0.03 |
| GDM treated with diet | 8 (752) | 8 (393) | 8 (359) | 0.9 |
| GDMs treated with diet and insulin | 11 (1010) | 11 (521) | 11 (489) | 0.6 |
| Type of delivery | ||||
| Vaginal delivery | 58 (5404) | 61 (2966) | 55 (2438) | <0.001 |
| Cesarean section | 42 (3941) | 39 (1926) | 45 (2015) | <0.001 |
| Delivery onset | N = 5404 * | N = 2966 * | N = 2438 * | * |
| Spontaneous | 72 (3913) | 74 (2190) | 71 (1723) | 0.010 |
| Induced | 27 (1465) | 26 (762) | 29 (703) | 0.010 |
| I don’t know | 0.5 (26) | 0.5 (14) | 0.5 (12) | 1 |
| Episiotomy | * | * | * | * |
| Yes | 64 (3438) | 62 (1823) | 66 (1615) | <0.001 |
| No | 36 (1955) | 38 (1137) | 34 (818) | <0.001 |
| Don’t know | 0.2 (11) | 0.2 (6) | 0.2 (5) | 1 |
| Epidural analgesia | * | * | * | * |
| Yes | 21 (1117) | 23 (668) | 18 (449) | <0.001 |
| No | 67 (3636) | 66 (1961) | 69 (1675) | 0.04 |
| No, but I wanted to use epidural | 12 (651) | 11 (337) | 13 (314) | 0.09 |
* Group consist of women who delivered vaginally only.