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Table 2 Physical activity subcomponents

From: Physical activity, sedentary behaviors, and estimated insulin sensitivity and secretion in pregnant and non-pregnant women

 

Pregnant

Non-pregnant

p-valuea

Physical activity subcomponents

   

Moderate-to-vigorous time (% weartime)

5.4 (15.3)

18.6 (14.0)

< 0.0001

Accelerometry (thousand counts per day)

30.7 (12.0)

54.6 (36.4)

< 0.0001

Sedentary time (% weartime)

55.5 (11.9)

49.2 (10.7)

< 0.0001

PAEE (kcal/day)

812 (235.4)

924 (296)

0.045

Insulin and glucose variables

   

Fasting Glucose (mmol/L)

4.0 (0.5)

4.4 (0.5)

< 0.0001

30 Minute Glucose (mmol/L)

6.1 (1.5)

6.4 (1.5)

0.2422

60 Minute Glucose (mmol/L)

6.6 (1.8)

5.8 (2.4)

0.2859

120 Minute Glucose (mmol/L)

4.8 (1.6)

5.2 (1.7)

0.392

Mean Glucose (mmol/L)

5.4 (1.1)

5.4 (1.3)

0.3049

GAUC (mmol/L)

186.0 (148.5)

141.0 (180.0)

0.0461

Fasting Insulin (pmol/L)

50.0 (42.4)

34.0 (34.0)

0.0021

30 Minute Insulin (pmol/L)

444.5 (243.1)

305.6 (222.2)

0.0069

60 Minute Insulin (pmol/L)

562.5 (382.0)

319.5 (229.2)

0.0004

120 Minute Insulin (pmol/L)

46.0 (36.0)

27.0 (24.0)

0.012

Mean Insulin (pmol/L)

336.1 (202.8)

201.4 (143.8)

0.0026

IAUC (pmol/L)

6049.5 (3298.5)

3710.3 (2974.5)

0.0031

  1. Descriptive statistics are medians (interquartile range); PAEE, physical activity energy expenditure; GAUC, incremental glucose area under the curve; IAUC, incremental insulin area under the curve. ap-value for Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney test comparing differences between pregnant and non-pregnant women.