Physical exercise during pregnancy and its related factors: An observational study in Japan
This study aimed to investigate the exercise habits of pregnant women in the third trimester (N = 303). We assessed participation in physical activities, including exercise or sports, using the Japanese version of the Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire. A total of 183 (60.4%) pregnant Japanes...
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| description | This study aimed to investigate the exercise habits of pregnant women in the third trimester (N = 303). We assessed participation in physical activities, including exercise or sports, using the Japanese version of the Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire. A total of 183 (60.4%) pregnant Japanese women participated in some form of exercise and 87 (28.7%) exercised for 2 hours or more, per week, in the third trimester. Multiple logistic regression analyses indicated that women who set themselves a gestational weight gain target (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 8.10, 95% CI [2.82, 23.4], p< .001), were more likely to participate in exercise or sports. In contrast, multiparous women (AOR = 0.44, 95% CI [0.26, 0.72], p = .001), and those whose pre-pregnancy body weights suggested obesi-ty (AOR = 0.51, 95% CI [0.30 0.87], p = .013) were less likely to participate in such activities. We found a relation-ship between non-participation for 2 hours or more, per week, to being multiparous (AOR = 0.33, 95% CI [0.18, 0.94], p< .001) and the presence of anemia in the second trimester (AOR = 0.51, 95% CI [0.28, 0.94], p = .031). Working status, seasonal differences, concerns about being overweight, and individual dietary nutritional guidance were not related to participation in exercise or sports. While setting a target for gestational weight gain may motivate participation in exercise or sports, women who were multiparous and those who perceived themselves as obese be-fore pregnancy, showed a negative association with participation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a939c038cf0642ad8a1be920fdf2b7702022-12-22T02:47:50ZengJMIR PublicationsAsian/Pacific Island Nursing Journal2373-66582017-12-012416617310.9741/23736658.1074Physical exercise during pregnancy and its related factors: An observational study in JapanMegumi Haruna0Masayo Matsuzaki1Mie Shiraishi2SeonAe Yeo3The University of Tokyo, JapanThe University of Tokyo, Japan and Osaka University, JapanThe University of Tokyo, Japan and Osaka University, JapanThe University of North Carolina at Chapel HillThis study aimed to investigate the exercise habits of pregnant women in the third trimester (N = 303). We assessed participation in physical activities, including exercise or sports, using the Japanese version of the Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire. A total of 183 (60.4%) pregnant Japanese women participated in some form of exercise and 87 (28.7%) exercised for 2 hours or more, per week, in the third trimester. Multiple logistic regression analyses indicated that women who set themselves a gestational weight gain target (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 8.10, 95% CI [2.82, 23.4], p< .001), were more likely to participate in exercise or sports. In contrast, multiparous women (AOR = 0.44, 95% CI [0.26, 0.72], p = .001), and those whose pre-pregnancy body weights suggested obesi-ty (AOR = 0.51, 95% CI [0.30 0.87], p = .013) were less likely to participate in such activities. We found a relation-ship between non-participation for 2 hours or more, per week, to being multiparous (AOR = 0.33, 95% CI [0.18, 0.94], p< .001) and the presence of anemia in the second trimester (AOR = 0.51, 95% CI [0.28, 0.94], p = .031). Working status, seasonal differences, concerns about being overweight, and individual dietary nutritional guidance were not related to participation in exercise or sports. While setting a target for gestational weight gain may motivate participation in exercise or sports, women who were multiparous and those who perceived themselves as obese be-fore pregnancy, showed a negative association with participation.https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/apin/vol2/iss4/4/birth weightexercisegestational weight gainpregnancysports |
| spellingShingle | Megumi Haruna Masayo Matsuzaki Mie Shiraishi SeonAe Yeo Physical exercise during pregnancy and its related factors: An observational study in Japan Asian/Pacific Island Nursing Journal birth weight exercise gestational weight gain pregnancy sports |
| title | Physical exercise during pregnancy and its related factors: An observational study in Japan |
| title_full | Physical exercise during pregnancy and its related factors: An observational study in Japan |
| title_fullStr | Physical exercise during pregnancy and its related factors: An observational study in Japan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Physical exercise during pregnancy and its related factors: An observational study in Japan |
| title_short | Physical exercise during pregnancy and its related factors: An observational study in Japan |
| title_sort | physical exercise during pregnancy and its related factors an observational study in japan |
| topic | birth weight exercise gestational weight gain pregnancy sports |
| url | https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/apin/vol2/iss4/4/ |
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