Table 4.
Median score values MET-hours/week (MET-h/week) for the self-administered Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaires (PPAQs) in the two groups, during the first, second and third trimesters by activity intensity and type.
| Intervention | Control | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Trimester | Second Trimester | Third Trimester | First Trimester | Second Trimester | Third Trimester | |
| Total MET-h/week | 275.9 (198.3–421.6) |
170.6 (130.2–254.4) |
128.3 (96.3–183.7) |
274.3 (160.4–390.9) |
196.7 (144.4–259.7) |
98.9 (78.5–152.2) |
| By intensity | ||||||
| Sedentary | 70.0 (48.0–92.2) |
49.7 (35.7–76.2) |
64.7 (36.4–78.7) * |
56.1 (37.8–88.1) |
50.7 (30.3–75.8) |
22.7 (9.4–49.8) |
| Light | 104.3 (66.2–170.2) |
73.2 (30.1–125.0) |
52.1 (20.4–73.2) |
122.3 (80.5–156.3) |
88.2 (62.1–110.9) |
52.6 (27.6–70.0) |
| Moderate | 89.3 (30.4–168.4) |
45.7 (18.5–86.0) |
18.5 (3.4–33.2) |
66.3 (35.4–128.2) |
53.7 (19.3–84.6) |
20.0 (10.4–43.5) |
| Vigorous | 1.6 (0.0–4.8) |
0 (0–1.6) |
0 (0–0) |
1.6 (0–5.2) |
0 (0–1.6) |
0 (0–0) |
| By type | ||||||
| Household/caregiving | 126.4 (74.4–180.6) |
74.6 (28.7–129.5) |
36.1 (18.5–71.2) |
94.8 (67.6–160.1) |
87.6 (48.1–120.2) |
53.5 (29.6–74.7) |
| Occupational | 65.4 (6.2–112.0) |
0 (0–68.4) |
0 (0–0) |
35.8 (0–111.1) |
0 (0–57.8) |
0 (0–0) |
| Sports/Exercise | 14.2 (5.6–24.7) |
8.5 (3.4–13.8) |
7.9 (0.4–13.2) |
13.3 (6.4–31.4) |
8.8 (1.7–22.5) |
6.0 (0.8–12.9) |
Data on PPAQ: n = 36 and 39 for intervention and control groups, respectively; * p < 0.001 Significant difference/control group.