Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing
ResearchPhysical Activity and Depression Symptoms among Pregnant Women from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005–2006
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Design and Participants
Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2005–2006 were used in the analyses. The NHANES employs a representative sample of noninstitutionalized U.S. civilians, selected by a complex, multistage probability design. Briefly, participants were interviewed in their homes and subsequently examined in mobile examination centers (MEC) across numerous U.S. geographic locations. The study was approved by the National Center for Health Statistics ethics review board, with
Results
Descriptive characteristics of the study population are presented in Table 1. Consistent with previous estimates of pregnant women who were screened in obstetric settings (Marcus et al., 2003), 19.15% of the participants (i.e., 27 of 141 participants) were experiencing some depression symptoms. There were no differences in any of the evaluated demographics (i.e., age, height, weight, BMI, race‐ethnicity, smoking status, marital status, and gestation) among those with some depression symptoms
Discussion
The major finding of this study was the inverse association between physical activity and depression symptoms among U.S. pregnant women, as assessed using an objective measure of physical activity. Our findings support previous research findings using self‐report measures of physical activity (Da Costa et al., 2003; Demissie et al., 2011).
For example, Da Costa and colleagues (2003) had 180 pregnant women self‐report their physical activity patterns during each trimester and examined its
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