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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020 Aug 14;224(2):193.e1–193.e19. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.08.033

Table 2.

Types of self-reported activities according to quintile of average daily minutes of Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity (MVPA) at each time point*

Time MVPA
Quintile
(minutes per
day)
Activity that
does not
involve
bouncing,
jumping,
straining or
heavy lifting
Activity that
involves
some
bouncing or
easy running
and
or greater
effort
Activity that
involves hard
running or
straining
Activity that
involves
heavy lifting
or work
Lifting
weights at the
gym
2-3 weeks 4.8 - 35.5 67 (17.2) 6 (7.1) 1 (5.9) 6 (8.6) 1 (5.6)
35.5 – 48.4 77 (19.8) 11 (13.1) 1 (5.9) 13 (18.6) 4 (22.2)
48.4 - 60.5 88 (22.6) 24 (28.6) 2 (11.8) 17 (24.3) 2 (11.1)
60.5 - 77.5 74 (19) 22 (26.2) 6 (35.3) 16 (22.9) 3 (16.7)
77.5 - 153.1 83 (21.3) 21 (25) 7 (41.2) 18 (25.7) 8 (44.4)
5-6 weeks 11.2 - 42.3 61 (16.1) 25 (13.4) 7 (9.1) 21 (15) 6 (10.9)
42.3 - 58.6 71 (18.7) 31 (16.6) 12 (15.6) 26 (18.6) 10 (18.2)
58.6 - 72.5 84 (22.2) 43 (23) 12 (15.6) 22 (15.7) 7 (12.7)
72.5 - 90.5 82 (21.6) 40 (21.4) 20 (26) 35 (25) 13 (23.6)
90.5 - 177.1 81 (21.4) 48 (25.7) 26 (33.8) 36 (25.7) 19 (34.5)
*

The population for this analysis includes participants with both valid accelerometry and completed physical activity questionnaires at each time-point (537 at 2-3 weeks postpartum and 527 at 5-6 weeks postpartum). Quintiles are shown for average daily minutes of MVPA according to wrist accelerometry at each time-point. Participants reported activity types performed for at least 10 minutes in the last 7 days, according to the modified Bone Loading Questionnaire. Participants could report more than one, or no, types of activities. Column percentages reflect the proportion of women that reported each activity type according to their objectively measured quintile of MVPA. Some column counts do not add up to 100% due to missing responses in some individual activity questions.