TableĀ 1

Background variables for exercisers and non-exercisers at gestational week 37

Exercisers n=19Non-exercisers n=189p Value
Age (years)29.5 (3.8)28.6 (4.4)0.36
Pre-pregnancy BMI (kg/m2)24.1 (3.2)24.1 (4.1)1.0
Number with higher education15 (78.90%)135 (71.4%)0.7
Maternal weight gain from pre-pregnancy to gestational week 37 (kg)15.5 (5.3)14.8 (5.8)0.56
Number smoking011 (5.9%)0.58
Number working11 (57.9%)112 (60.5%)1.0
  • Means with SDs and numbers with percentages (%).

  • BMI, body mass index.