Table 1.
Maternal Descriptive, Pregnancy and Delivery Outcomes by Intervention Group and Exercise Adherence
| Characteristics | Intention-to-Treat | Per Protocol (≥ 80% adherence) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerobic (n = 58) |
Control (n = 67) |
p-value | Aerobic (n = 30) |
Control (n = 67) |
p-value | |
| Demographics | ||||||
| Age (yr.)a | 30.7 (4.0) | 29.4 (4.3) | 0.11 | 31.7 (3.2) | 29.4 (4.3) | 0.01 |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||
| NHB (n)c | 17.2% [10] | 29.9% [20] | 0.10 | 13.3% [4] | 29.9% [20] | 0.13 |
| Education Levelc, d | ||||||
| Post-Secondary | 98.0% (49) | 80.4% (45) | 0.005 | 96.3% [26] | 80.4% (45) | 0.09 |
| Pre-Pregnancy BMIa | 24.7 (4.8) | 27.0 (5.8) | 0.02 | 23.4 (3.5) | 27.0 (5.8) | 0.0003 |
| Pregnancy | ||||||
| Gravidab | 1.5 (1.0, 5.0) | 1.0 (1.0, 6.0) | 0.81 | 1.0 (1.0, 4.0) | 1.0 (1.0, 6.0) | 0.69 |
| GDM (n)c | 5.3% [3] | 7.6% [5] | 0.72 | 6.7% [2] | 7.6% [5] | 1.00 |
| Gestational Weight Gain (lb) | 30.6 (12.5) | 28.9 (13.1) | 0.66 | 31.1 (12.4) | 28.9 (13.1) | 0.48 |
| Delivery | ||||||
| Cesarean (%)c | 21.1% [12] | 23.8% [16] | 0.64 | 20.0% [6] | 23.8% [16] | 0.79 |
Note: Means (SD), medians (range) and proportions are reported and aStudent’s t-test, bWilcoxon Rank Sum tests and cFisher’s Exact tests were performed, respectively. NHB Non-Hispanic black; BMI body mass index; GDM gestational diabetes mellitus. Gestational weight gain was calculated by difference in self-reported pre-pregnancy weight and delivery weight, collected via medical records. dNineteen participants had missing data for level of education