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Leisure-Time Physical Activity before and during Pregnancy Is Associated with Improved Insulin Resistance in Late Pregnancy
A total of 83 third trimester pregnant women were recruited to examine the role of pre-pregnancy versus late-pregnancy physical activity on maternal insulin resistance. Principal component analysis plots demonstrated a distinction between the high and low Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Res...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8122248/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33919214 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094413 |
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author | Cai, Chenxi Zhang, Zhengxiao Mcdonald, Samantha Strom, Cody Skow, Rachel J. May, Linda E. Steinback, Craig D. Davenport, Margie H. |
author_facet | Cai, Chenxi Zhang, Zhengxiao Mcdonald, Samantha Strom, Cody Skow, Rachel J. May, Linda E. Steinback, Craig D. Davenport, Margie H. |
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description | A total of 83 third trimester pregnant women were recruited to examine the role of pre-pregnancy versus late-pregnancy physical activity on maternal insulin resistance. Principal component analysis plots demonstrated a distinction between the high and low Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR) groups. The variation was driven primarily by exercise prior to and during pregnancy. Specifically, higher levels of physical activity prior to pregnancy was associated with a lower HOMA-IR and is not modified by other variables. Women who were active prior to pregnancy were more active during pregnancy. These results suggest that being active before pregnancy may be a good strategy for mitigating the risk of insulin resistance during late pregnancy. |
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spelling | pubmed-81222482021-05-16 Leisure-Time Physical Activity before and during Pregnancy Is Associated with Improved Insulin Resistance in Late Pregnancy Cai, Chenxi Zhang, Zhengxiao Mcdonald, Samantha Strom, Cody Skow, Rachel J. May, Linda E. Steinback, Craig D. Davenport, Margie H. Int J Environ Res Public Health Brief Report A total of 83 third trimester pregnant women were recruited to examine the role of pre-pregnancy versus late-pregnancy physical activity on maternal insulin resistance. Principal component analysis plots demonstrated a distinction between the high and low Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR) groups. The variation was driven primarily by exercise prior to and during pregnancy. Specifically, higher levels of physical activity prior to pregnancy was associated with a lower HOMA-IR and is not modified by other variables. Women who were active prior to pregnancy were more active during pregnancy. These results suggest that being active before pregnancy may be a good strategy for mitigating the risk of insulin resistance during late pregnancy. MDPI 2021-04-21 /pmc/articles/PMC8122248/ /pubmed/33919214 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094413 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Brief Report Cai, Chenxi Zhang, Zhengxiao Mcdonald, Samantha Strom, Cody Skow, Rachel J. May, Linda E. Steinback, Craig D. Davenport, Margie H. Leisure-Time Physical Activity before and during Pregnancy Is Associated with Improved Insulin Resistance in Late Pregnancy |
title | Leisure-Time Physical Activity before and during Pregnancy Is Associated with Improved Insulin Resistance in Late Pregnancy |
title_full | Leisure-Time Physical Activity before and during Pregnancy Is Associated with Improved Insulin Resistance in Late Pregnancy |
title_fullStr | Leisure-Time Physical Activity before and during Pregnancy Is Associated with Improved Insulin Resistance in Late Pregnancy |
title_full_unstemmed | Leisure-Time Physical Activity before and during Pregnancy Is Associated with Improved Insulin Resistance in Late Pregnancy |
title_short | Leisure-Time Physical Activity before and during Pregnancy Is Associated with Improved Insulin Resistance in Late Pregnancy |
title_sort | leisure-time physical activity before and during pregnancy is associated with improved insulin resistance in late pregnancy |
topic | Brief Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8122248/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33919214 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094413 |
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