Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of participants in the exercise and control group at the end of trimester 1, 2, and 3
| Exercise group (N = 7) | Control group (N = 11) | Two-way ANOVA | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trimester | T1 | T2 | T3 | T1 | T2 | T3 | Time | Intervention | Time × intervention |
| Age (years) | 33 ± 4 | 33 ± 4 | 33 ± 2 | 33 ± 3 | 33 ± 3 | 34 ± 2 | 0.96 | 0.97 | 0.99 |
| Body mass (kg) | 62.0 ± 8.4 | 69.5 ± 8.6 | 73.3 ± 9.7 | 66.6 ± 7.7 | 73.0 ± 7.3 | 76.5 ± 6.6 | 0.01 | 0.24 | 0.99 |
| BMI (kg m−2) | 23 ± 3 | 26 ± 3 | 27 ± 4 | 24 ± 3. | 26 ± 3 | 28 ± 3 | 0.01 | 0.87 | 0.96 |
| Body fat (%) | 22.3 ± 2.2 | 24.6 ± 3.7 | 25.4 ± 4.2 | 23.5 ± 3.7 | 25.1 ± 3.7 | 25.9 ± 4.2 | 0.11 | 0.95 | 0.97 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 99 ± 6 | 102 ± 7 | 104 ± 6 | 103 ± 12 | 105 ± 13 | 104 ± 7 | 0.68 | 0.36 | 0.69 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 60 ± 8 | 61 ± 6 | 66 ± 6 | 60 ± 6 | 60 ± 6 | 62 ± 7 | 0.17 | 0.38 | 0.64 |
| Absolute V̇O2peak (L min−1) | 2.3 ± 0.6 | 2.5 ± 0.5 | 2.5 ± 0.4 | 2.5 ± 0.7 | 2.5 ± 0.7 | 2.5 ± 0.7 | 0.91 | 0.95 | 0.75 |
| Estimated V̇O2peak (mL kg min−1) | 35.3 ± 10.2 | 34.0 ± 8.9 | 32.7 ± 7.5 | 36.7 ± 12.3 | 33.3 ± 11.4 | 30.9 ± 10.4 | 0.38 | 0.77 | 0.81 |
Values are mean ± SD. Italics represent significant main effect (p < 0.05)
T1 trimester 1, T2 trimester 2, T3 trimester 3, BMI body mass index, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, V̇O2 oxygen consumption