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. 2021 Nov 29;18(23):12597. doi: 10.3390/ijerph182312597

Table 3.

Declines in Physical Activity from Pre-pregnancy to Pregnancy Based on Pre-Pregnancy Levels (n = 747).

Decline in Physical Activity during Pregnancy Physical Activity Before Pregnancy a
0 1–600 601–4000 ≥4000
n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) Total
No decline 152 (100) 80 (52.3) 61 (19.6) 10 (8.7) 306 (41)
1–600 0 73 (47.7) 85 (26) 2 (1.7) 160 (21.4)
601–4000 0 0 178 (54.4) 45 (39.1) 223 (29.9)
>4000 0 0 0 58 (50.4) 58 (7.8)
Total 152 (20.3) 153 (20.5) 327 (43.8) 115 (15.4) 747

p-values obtained via Fisher’s exact test for frequency comparisons. p < 0.0001. a METs-min/week.