Gestational diabetes & diabetes in pregnancy
Impact of the diagnosis of gestational diabetes on maternal physical activity after pregnancy
Authors' conclusion
Diagnosis of GDM leads to increased physical activity after pregnancy that may partially attenuate postpartum weight retention.
Study context
- Population
- White women; physical activity assessed by Baecke questionnaire for the year before pregnancy and first year postpartum
- Participants
- 405 women
- Exposure
- Diagnosed GDM vs undiagnosed GDM vs non-GDM
- Non-GDMn = 247reference
- Undiagnosed GDMn = 46
- Diagnosed GDMn = 112
- Outcome
- Change in maternal physical activity from pre-pregnancy to after pregnancy
- Follow-up
- 1 year postpartum
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Change in total physical activity, pre-pregnancy to 1 year postpartum
T
2.3
P = 0.02
Diagnosed GDM · diagnosed GDM predicted an increase in total physical activity
T
−2.74
P = 0.006
Undiagnosed GDM · undiagnosed GDM predicted a decrease in leisure-time activity
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
| Outcome | Non-GDM | Undiagnosed GDM | Diagnosed GDM | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean adjusted increase in BMI from pre-pregnancy to 1 year postpartumBetween Diagnosed GDM and Undiagnosed GDM · overall comparison of three groups · adjusted | mean 0.89 ± 0.22 kg/m² | mean 1.23 ± 0.38 kg/m² | mean 0.26 ± 0.25 kg/m² | overall p = .04 |
Mean adjusted total physical activity in year before pregnancy
- Progressively decreased from non-GDM to undiagnosed GDM to diagnosed GDM
- P = 0.067
Total physical activity at 1 year postpartum
- Highest in those diagnosed with GDM
- P = 0.02
Original publication
Impact of the diagnosis of gestational diabetes on maternal physical activity after pregnancy. Diabetes Obes Metab. Published 20 December 2023. doi:10.
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