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. 2022 Dec 3;22:899. doi: 10.1186/s12884-022-05236-3

Table 2.

Cross-Sectional Association of COVID-19 on Pregnancy Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior using a Fixed Impact Date

Variable Early Pregnancy Mid Pregnancy Late Pregnancy
β (95% CI)a p-value β (95% CI)a p-value β (95% CI)a p-value
ActiGraph Measures
 Total vector magnitude (1000 counts/day) -91.8 (-458.4, 274.8) 0.62 106.2 (-269.5, 483.4) 0.57 -149.7 (-530.1, 242.9) 0.48
 Average Steps/day -573.0 (-2134.0, 987.6) 0.46 -124.7 (-1623.4, 1378.3) 0.87 -880.0 (-2412.9, 712.7) 0.29
 Sedentary Time
  min/day 17.8 (-27.0, 62.6) 0.43 5.1 (-42.9, 53.1) 0.84 16.3 (-33.5, 65.0) 0.54
  % time 1.9 (-3.5, 7.4) 0.48 0.6 (-5.5, 6.7) 0.85 1.5 (-4.8, 7.6) 0.66
 Locomotion (Walking/Running)
  min/day -2.2 (-7.8, 3.4) 0.43 -5.0 (-12.3, 2.3) 0.18 -5.4 (-11.3,1.0) 0.1
  % time -0.3 (-1.0, 0.5) 0.48 -0.6 (-1.4, 0.3) 0.21 -0.6 (-1.3, 0.2) 0.14
PPAQ Measures (MET-hrs/wk)
  Meeting ACOG guidelines* (%) 0.1 (-2.1, 2.4) 0.9 1.6 (-2.6, 9.5) 0.4 0.6 (-3.0, 5.0) 0.72
  Total physical activity 7.8 (-14.6, 30.0) 0.5 4.1 (-26.4, 34.5) 0.79 18.3 (-13.6, 52.1) 0.24
 By type
  Household/Caregiving -1.4 (-20.7, 18.0) 0.89 23.3 (-0.7, 47.3) 0.06 12.7 (-3.9, 33.3) 0.12
  Sport/Exercise 5.2 (-0.5, 10.2) 0.08 -0.5 (-6.3, 5.4) 0.87 0.5 (-3.1, 3.9) 0.9
  Occupational 5.3 (-10.5, 20.8) 0.52 -21.9 (-47.3, 3.6) 0.09 -12.5 (-36.1, 10.6) 0.28
  Transportation -4.5 (-11.3, 2.2) 0.18 -8.1 (-14.5, -1.6) 0.02 -2.6 (-9.0, 3.7) 0.41
 By intensity
  Light -4.0 (-19.1, 10.8) 0.57 -6.4 (-21.9, 9.1) 0.41 -0.6 (-11.2, 10.6) 0.95
    Moderate -1.8 (-16.5, 13.0) 0.81 8.2 (-11.2, 27.6) 0.4 21.6 (-1.5, 45.9) 0.07
    Vigorous 0.3 (-2.4, 3.1) 0.8 -2.5 (-6.7, 1.7) 0.23 -0.6 (-2.8, 1.4) 0.52
    Sedentary 14.2 (2.3, 26.0) 0.02 4.8 (-11.9, 1.5) 0.57 -1.6 (-15.1, 12.2) 0.83

*American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of ≥ 7.5 MET hours/week of moderate-vigorous intensity sports and exercise

aModels adjusted for age, BMI, gestational age, and parity. ActiGraph measures were also adjusted for wear time