Objectively Measured Sedentary Behavior and Physical Activity Across 3 Trimesters of Pregnancy: The Monitoring Movement and Health Study

Bethany Barone Gibbs; Melissa A Jones; John M Jakicic; Arun Jeyabalan; Kara M Whitaker; Janet M Catov

doi:10.1123/jpah.2020-0398

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Objectively Measured Sedentary Behavior and Physical Activity Across 3 Trimesters of Pregnancy: The Monitoring Movement and Health Study

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Objectively Measured Sedentary Behavior and Physical Activity Across 3 Trimesters of Pregnancy: The Monitoring Movement and Health Study

Bethany Barone Gibbs, Melissa A Jones, John M Jakicic, Arun Jeyabalan, Kara M Whitaker and Janet M Catov

Journal of physical activity & health, Vol.18(3), pp.254-261

03/01/2021

DOI: 10.1123/jpah.2020-0398

PMCID: PMC8054065

PMID: 33508775

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Background: Though moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity is recommended, limited research exists on sedentary behavior (SED) during pregnancy. Methods: The authors conducted a prospective cohort study to describe objectively measured patterns of SED and activity during each trimester of pregnancy. Women wore thigh- (activPAL3) and waist-mounted (ActiGraph GT3X) activity monitors. SED and activity were compared across trimesters using likelihood ratio tests and described using group-based trajectories. Exploratory analyses associated SED and activity trajectories with adverse pregnancy outcomes and excessive gestational weight gain. Results: Pregnant women (n = 105; mean [SD] age = 31 [5] y; prepregnancy body mass index = 26.2 [6.6] kg/m(2)) had mean SED of 9.7, 9.5, and 9.5 hours per day (P =.062) across trimesters, respectively. Some activities differed across trimesters: standing (increased, P =.01), stepping (highest in second trimester, P =.04), steps per day (highest in second trimester, P =.008), and moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity (decreased, P <.001). Prolonged SED (bouts = 30 min) and bouted moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity (=10 min) were stable (P >.05). In exploratory analyses, higher SED and lower standing, stepping, and steps per day trajectories were associated with increased odds of adverse pregnancy outcomes (P <.05). No trajectories were associated with excessive gestational weight gain. Conclusions: Pregnant women exhibited stable SED of nearly 10 hours per day across pregnancy. Future research evaluating SED across pregnancy and adverse pregnancy outcome risk is warranted.

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Title: Subtitle: Objectively Measured Sedentary Behavior and Physical Activity Across 3 Trimesters of Pregnancy: The Monitoring Movement and Health Study
Creators: Bethany Barone Gibbs - University of Pittsburgh
Melissa A Jones - University of Iowa, Health, Sport, and Human Physiology
John M Jakicic - University of Pittsburgh
Arun Jeyabalan - Magee-Womens Research Institute
Kara M Whitaker - University of Iowa, Health, Sport, and Human Physiology
Janet M Catov - Magee-Womens Hospital
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of physical activity & health, Vol.18(3), pp.254-261
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.2020-0398
PMID: 33508775
PMCID: PMC8054065
NLM abbreviation: J Phys Act Health
ISSN: 1543-3080
eISSN: 1543-5474
Publisher: HUMAN KINETICS PUBL INC
Number of pages: 8
Grant note: NIH UL1TR000005 / University of Pittsburgh Clinical and Translational Science Institute; University of Pittsburgh 17GRNT3340016 / American Heart Association; American Heart Association
Language: English
Date published: 03/01/2021
Academic Unit: Epidemiology; Health, Sport, and Human Physiology
Record Identifier: 9984240027302771

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