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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Womens Health Issues. 2021 Mar 11;31(4):366–375. doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2021.02.003

Table 2.

Sleep, SED, and MVPA Across Pregnancy Trimesters

Sleep, SED, and MVPA Measures Pregnancy Trimesters p Value
First Second Third
PSQI sleep measures
 Sleep duration, mean hours/day 7.1 ± 1.4 7.1 ± 1.5 6.5 ± 1.2*, <.001
 Sleep efficiency, %§ 84.9 ± 13.4 85.0 ± 12.4 80.8 ± 12.6*, .006
 Global score, score 6.1 ± 3.0 6.0 ± 3.3 7.3 ± 3.5*, <.001
 Poor sleep quality, 58 (48.7) 56 (49.6) 75 (66.4)*, <.001
ActivPAL3 micro measures
 SED, % time/day 65.0 ± 10.4, 63.0 ± 9.8* 63.3 ± 10.1* .029
 Total waking wear time, hours/day 15.0 ± 1.0 15.2 ± 1.1 15.0 ± 1.0 .239
 Valid wear days, days 6.8 ± 1.4 6.4 ± 2.1 6.2 ± 2.3* .029
ActiGraph GT3X measures
 MVPA, % time/day 3.8 ± 1.9 3.6 ± 1.8 3.0 ± 1.7*, <.001
 Total waking wear time, hours/day 14.7 ± 1.2 14.6 ± 1.2 14.6 ± 1.5 .567
 Valid wear days, mean days 7.5 ± 1.4 7.2 ± 1.1* 7.2 ± 0.9 .087

Abbreviations: MVPA, moderate-to-vigorous-intensity physical activity; PSQI, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; SED, sedentary behavior.

Values are number (%) or mean ± standard deviation.

Bolded values are statistically significant (p < .05).

*

Indicates a significant difference from trimester 1 (p < .05).

Indicates a significant difference from trimester 2 (p < .05).

Indicates a significant difference from trimester 3 (p < .05).

§

Possible score range 0%–100%, higher scores indicate better sleep efficiency.

Possible score range 0–21, higher scores indicate poorer sleep quality.

Defined as PSQI global score of >5.