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. 2021 Apr 8;151(7):1937–1946. doi: 10.1093/jn/nxab060

TABLE 3.

Correlations between trimester-specific concentrations of pregnant women's serum total 25(OH)D, ppBMI, and trimester-specific physical activity and dietary variables1

First trimester Second trimester Third trimester
r r adj r r adj r r adj
ppBMI −0.42** −0.42*** −0.33** −0.32** −0.33** −0.34**
Physical activity, min/d 0.08 0.09 0.38** 0.40** 0.12 0.13
Vitamin D intake from foods 0.13 0.14 0.18 0.13 0.26* 0.27*
Vitamin D intake from supplements 0.53*** 0.58*** 0.57*** 0.59*** 0.52*** 0.50***
Total intake of vitamin D 0.53*** 0.59*** 0.60*** 0.60*** 0.56*** 0.55***
Daily servings of milk and alternatives −0.06 −0.09 0.11 0.06 0.20 0.22*
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Values are Pearson's r or the coefficient adjusted for season at the time of sampling (radj), n = 79. *,**,***Significant correlation: *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.0001. ppBMI, prepregnancy BMI; 25(OH)D, 25-hydroxyvitamin D.