Table 3 Anthropometry and physical activity of mothers in the intervention and the control group at the 7-year follow-up
Intervention (n = 164) | Control (n = 117) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | (SD) | Mean | (SD) | p value | |
Anthropometry | |||||
Height, cm | 168.8 | (5.5) | 168.3 | (6.1) | 0.447 |
Weighta, kg | 65.5 | (9.6) | 67.1 | (11.3) | 0.221 |
BMIa, kg/m2 | 22.9 | (3.0) | 23.7 | (3.7) | 0.093 |
n | (%) | n | (%) | ||
Daily PAb | |||||
30 min or more | 114 | (69.9) | 90 | (76.9) | 0.195 |
Regular exerciseb | |||||
Yes | 114 | (69.9) | 76 | (65.0) | 0.379 |
Weekly frequency of exerciseb | |||||
1 day | 18 | (11.0) | 13 | (11.1) | |
2 days | 46 | (28.2) | 31 | (26.5) | |
3 days | 35 | (21.5) | 21 | (17.9) | 0.406 |
4 days | 8 | (4.9) | 6 | (5.1) | |
5 or more days | 7 | (4.3) | 5 | (4.3) | |
N/A | 49 | (30.1) | 41 | (35.0) | |
Duration of exercise sessionb | |||||
0–30 min | 3 | (1.8) | 2 | (1.7) | |
31–60 min | 80 | (49.1) | 60 | (51.3) | |
61–90 min | 30 | (18.4) | 14 | (12.0) | 0.165 |
90 min or more | 1 | (0.6) | 0 | (0.0) | |
N/A | 49 | (30.1) | 41 | (35.0) | |
Intensity of exerciseb | |||||
A little strenuous | 1 | (0.6) | 2 | (1.7) | |
Strenuous | 63 | (38.7) | 41 | (35.0) | 0.396 |
Very strenuous | 50 | (30.7) | 33 | (28.2) | |
N/A | 49 | (30.1) | 41 | (35.0) | |
Commuting PAb | |||||
None | 86 | (52.8) | 52 | (44.4) | |
20–30 min | 45 | (27.6) | 33 | (28.2) | 0.111 |
30–60 min | 27 | (16.6) | 27 | (23.1) | |
> 60 min | 5 | (3.1) | 5 | (4.3) | |