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Table 3 Pregnancy physical activity questionnaire (MET minutes per day)

From: Feasibility and acceptability of regular weighing, setting weight gain limits and providing feedback by community midwives to prevent excess weight gain during pregnancy: randomised controlled trial and qualitative study

 

Usual care

Intervention

 

Number

Mean

(sd)

Number

Mean

(sd)

Total Activity:

      

 12 weeks

34

2665.9

(1214.4)

38

2634.6

(1211.3)

 28 weeks

21

2242.3

(1128.1)

31

2136.1

(1247.6)

 38 weeks

22

1831.7

(843.6)

17

1964.7

(1356.2)

 Postnatal

27

2337.2

(725.3)

24

2417.9

(760.1)

Vigorous:

      

 12 weeks

35

23.7

(44.4)

39

29.3

(54.8)

 28 weeks

23

12.8

(29.7)

31

25.1

(49.1)

 38 weeks

24

8.2

(16.0)

18

20.1

(28.8)

 Postnatal

27

34.5

(55.0)

25

24.2

(30.8)

Moderate:

      

 12 weeks

35

1098.6

(1003.4)

38

972.2

(770.3)

 28 weeks

22

784.7

(728.4)

31

623.6

(821.2)

 38 weeks

23

512.7

(488.0)

18

534.6

(749.8)

 Postnatal

27

927.7

(472.4)

25

1039.9

(731.3)

Light:

      

 12 weeks

34

1056.8

(511.2)

38

949.4

(609.6)

 28 weeks

22

948.8

(532.3)

31

813.1

(514.1)

 38 weeks

23

830.9

(475.0)

17

777.4

(504.5)

 Postnatal

27

1055.2

(340.3)

24

1131.8

(355.9)

Sedentary:

      

 12 weeks

35

564.2

(228.8)

39

683.4

(312.9)

 28 weeks

22

528.5

(231.0)

31

674.3

(335.1)

 38 weeks

23

451.6

(197.0)

18

616.8

(393.9)

 Postnatal

27

319.8

(179.2)

25

325.4

(202.9)

  1. Total physical activity scores are based on all subscales of the PPAQ including household, work and sport but the individual scores for these subscales not reported. 12 weeks refers to baseline assessment