Table 2 Baseline patient characteristics between two groups based on total energy expenditure of PA.

From: Physical activity trajectory during pregnancy and associations with maternal fatigue using a growth mixture modeling approach

 

Class 1 (n = 374)

\(\overline{x} \pm s\)/n (%)

Class 2 (n = 252)

\(\overline{x} \pm s\)/n (%)

F/χ2

P

Women’s Age, year

28.22 ± 3.37

28.24 ± 3.78

0.004

0.949

Partners’ Age, year

29.24 ± 3.77

29.07 ± 3.89

0.324

0.570

Pre-pregnant BMI (kg/m2)

22.60 ± 3.55

22.19 ± 3.63

2.005

0.157

Partners’ BMI (kg/m2)

24.20 ± 3.15

24.58 ± 3.14

2.107

0.147

Location

Urban

179 (47.9)

121 (48.0)

0.001

0.970

Countryside

195 (52.1)

131 (52.0)

Women’s Education (years)

 ≤ 13

42 (11.2)

83 (32.9)

45.968

0.000

 13–17

306 (81.8)

161 (63.9)

 > 17

26 (7.0)

8 (3.2)

Partners’ Education (years)

 ≤ 13

61 (16.3)

88 (34.9)

35.111

0.000

 13–17

286 (76.5)

160 (63.5)

 > 17

27 (7.2)

4 (1.6)

Household income (RMB/month)

 < ¥5,000

156 (41.7)

123 (48.8)

3.071

0.080

 ≥ ¥5,000

218 (58.3)

129 (51.2)

Occupation

 Jobless

4 (1.1)

117 (46.4)

18.654

0.000

 In-paid job

370 (98.9)

135 (53.6)

Sedentary employment hours (h/week)

 0

54 (14.4)

219 (86.9)

349.465

0.000

 ≤ 3

78 (20.9)

33 (13.1)

 ˃ 3

242 (64.7)

0 (0)

Moderate to vigorous employment hours (h/week)

 0

317 (84.8)

250 (99.2)

36.81

0.000

 ≤ 3

57 (15.2)

2 (0.8)

 ˃ 3

0

 

Parity

 Primipara

309 (82.6)

196 (77.8)

2.264

0.132

 Multipara

65 (17.4)

56 (22.2)

Gestational diabetes

 Yes

40 (10.7)

26 (10.3)

0.023

0.880

 No

334 (89.3)

226 (89.7)

IVF

 Yes

20 (5.3)

22 (8.7)

2.752

0.097

 No

354 (94.7)

230 (91.3)

Women’s sleep quality

4.75 ± 2.22

4.97 ± 2.46

1.453

0.228

Women’s depression

3.72 ± 3.36

3.82 ± 3.68

0.117

0.732

  1. Class 1: constantly high total energy expenditure of PA; Class 2: constantly low total energy expenditure of PA.
  2. If women were unemployed, their moderate to vigorous employment hours is 0, Sedentary employment hours is 0.