Physical activity and health-related quality of life among high-risk women for type 2 diabetes in the early years after pregnancy

Sahrakorpi, Niina; Engberg, Elina; Stach-Lempinen, Beata; Tammelin, Tuija H.; Kulmala, Janne; Roine, Risto P.; Koivusalo, Saila B.

doi:10.1186/s12905-022-01664-7

Table 3 Associations between armband outcomes and 15D score in all women with obesity and/or prior GDM; by BMI groups, GDM groups, and in BMI > 30 kg/m² and GDM+ group

From: Physical activity and health-related quality of life among high-risk women for type 2 diabetes in the early years after pregnancy

	Crude^a						Adjusted^b	Adjusted^c		Adjusted^b		Adjusted^c
Armband outcomes	All women	BMI < 30 kg m⁻²	BMI ≥ 30 kg m⁻²	GDM+	GDM−	BMI ≥ 30 kg m⁻² and GDM+	All women	BMI < 30 kg m⁻²	BMI ≥ 30 kg m⁻²	GDM+	GDM−	BMI ≥ 30 kg m⁻² and GDM+
Sleep	− 0.082 p = 0.241	− 0.255 p = 0.013*	− 0.026 p = 0.790	− 0.187 p = 0.027*	0.171 p = 0.192	− 0.255 p = 0.054	− 0.085 p = 0.243	− 0.246 p = 0.046*	0.043 p = 0.673	− 0.217 p = 0.028*	0.151 p = 0.279	− 0.165 p = 0.257
Total steps/day	0.200 p = 0.004*	0.317 p = 0.002*	0.018 p = 0.850	0.224 p = 0.008*	0.170 p = 0.195	0.031 p = 0.819	0.203 p = 0.050*	0.361 p = 0.001**	− 0.031 p = 0.764	0.229 p = 0.09	0.203 p = 0.145	0.106 p = 0.470
Sedentary time	− 0.080 p = 0.253	− 0.042 p = 0.690	0.119 p = 0.217	− 0.04 p = 0.961	− 0.260 p = 0.045	0.298 p = 0.023*	0.014 p = 0.853	− 0.126 p = 0.250	0.103 p = 0.312	− 0.084 p = 0.345	− 0.250 p = 0.071	0.053 p = 0.053
LPA	0.068 p = 0.335	0.048 p = 0.649	− 0.040 p = 0.681	− 0.016 p = 0.848	0.274 p = 0.034*	− 0.172 p = 0.197	0.041 p = 0.577	0.122 p = 0.265	− 0.057 p = 0.577	− 0.028 p = 0.751	0.232 p = 0.094	− 0.225 p = 0.120
MVPA	0.201 p = 0.004*	0.139 p = 0.181	0.036p = 0.712	0.215 p = 0.011*	0.156 p = 0.234	0.059 p = 0.662	0.097 p = 0.194	0.212 p = 0.051	0.016 p = 0.874	0.129 p = 0.148	0.136 p = 0.330	0.095 p = 0.515
VPA	0.313 p < 0.001**	0.380 p < 0.001**	0.043 p = 0.658	0.330 p = 0.000**	0.285 p = 0.027*	− 0.064 p = 0.632	0.262 p < 0.001**	0.426 p < 0.001**	0.044 p = 0.666	0.310 p = 0.001**	0.200 p = 0.150	− 0.011 p = 0.942

LPA light physical activity, MVPA moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, VPA vigorous physical activity
^aSpearman's correlations
^bSpearman’s partial correlations after adjustment for confounders: body mass index, age (years), number of children, smoking (yes/no), education (less than 9 years, 9–12 years, 13–16 years, and > 16 years), and chronic disease (yes/no), intervention/control group in the original study
^cSpearman’s partial correlations after adjustment for confounders: age (years), number of children, smoking (yes/no), education (less than 9 years, 9–12 years, 13–16 years, and > 16 years), and chronic disease (yes/no), intervention/control group in the original study
Significant adjusted results were bolded
*p < 0.05
**p < 0.001

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