Reproductive history, maternal anxiety and past physical activity practice predict physical activity levels throughout pregnancy

Autor: Stephanie-May Ruchat, Audrey St-Laurent, Véronique Babineau, Emeline Lardon
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Preventive Medicine Reports
ISSN: 2211-3355
Popis: We compared physical activity (PA) levels between pregnant women who conceived naturally (NC) or after fertility treatments (FT) and determined factors predicting prenatal moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA). The study was conducted in Trois-Rivières (Canada) between October 2015 and July 2018. MVPA and anxiety levels were assessed at each trimester of pregnancy (TR1, TR2 and TR3) using an accelerometer and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, respectively. Sociodemographic and reproductive history data were self-reported or collected from medical files. Repeated measures analysis of variance and regression analyses were conducted. Ninety-six women were included in the analyses (58 NC and 38 FT). MVPA levels and daily step counts decreased significantly throughout pregnancy (time effect: F = 28.68, p
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