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Non-pregnant (n = 22)
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Pregnanta (n = 22)
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Age (years)c
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35 ± 7
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(20–45)
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32 ± 4
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(24–41)
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Body weight (kg)d
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67.2 ± 13.3
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(47.1–101.6)
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74.2 ± 8.8
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(52.4–91.2)
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Height (m)c
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1.69 ± 0.06
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(1.55–1.81)
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1.67 ± 0.06
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(1.59–1.83)
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Prepregnancy body weight (kg)
|
–
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–
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66 ± 9
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(47–85)
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Non-pregnant BMI (kg/m2)d
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23.4 ± 4.0e
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(17.7–33.6)e
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24 ± 3f
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(18–32)f
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Total body fat (%)
|
29.8 ± 7.7
|
(12.2–43.8)
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32.1 ± 5.4
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(19.9–40.7)
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Occupationg
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Office work
|
10 (45)
|
11 (50)
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Nursing
|
5 (23)
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4 (18)
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Child care
|
4 (18)
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4 (18)
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Other
|
3 (14)
|
3 (14)
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Regular physical activityg
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Never
|
5 (23)
|
4 (18)
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1–2 times a week
|
5 (23)
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7 (32)
|
> 2 times a week
|
12 (55)
|
11 (50)
|
- a In gestational week 32; b Values are means ± standard deviations and (ranges) for continuous variables and n (%) for categorical variables; c Pregnant and non-pregnant women are not significantly different (p > 0.05) by independent t-test; d Values of non-pregnant women are not significantly different (p > 0.05) from prepregnancy values of pregnant women by independent t-test; e In the non-pregnant group four (18%) of the women were overweight (BMI = 25–29.9) and two (9%) were obese (BMI ≥ 30); f Based on pre-pregnant values, five women (23%) were overweight (BMI = 25–29.9) and one (5%) was obese (BMI ≥ 30); g In the pregnant group the figures refer to the situation before pregnancy