Year: 2015
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Purpose: To investigate the association between self-reported physical activity levels and glucose \ntolerance among overweight and obese pregnant women.\nMethods: 55 overweight or obese pregnant women (mean age ± SD; 31.6 ± 3.8 years), who had been \nincluded in the ongoing Exercise Training in Pregnancy (ETIP) study, were recruited for this sub \nstudy. 49% of the study’s participants were nulliparous while 96% were obese (BMI≥30). Selfreported physical activity in early gestation (range 12-14 weeks) and late gestation (range 34-37 \nweeks) was assessed using standardized questionnaires. Oral glucose tolerance test was also assessed \nat these periods to determine 2-hour plasma glucose in both early and late pregnancy. Spearman’s \ncorrelation coefficient was use to assess the association. A general linear regression (forward model) \nwas carried out to assess the strength of the association. Fisher’s exact test was used to determine \ndifference in the prevalence of GDM across physical activity levels.\nResults: We found moderate to no correlation between self-reported physical activity levels and 2-hour plasma glucose in late pregnancy. However, correlation was moderate to low, with 2-hour plasma \nglucose in early pregnancy (ρ =0.468; 0.01
Source: BIBSYS Brage (BIBSYS (Norway))
Author: Aminat Titilola Idowu
Language: English
Subfield: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2466996795