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Main Authors: Sisi Bu, Dehui Yuan, Minghuan Wang, Min Yu, Qiaozhi Yu, Fangfang Yang, Zhuo Gao, Yuhong Li
Format: Artículo Open Access
Published: Wiley 2024
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Online Access:https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/dev.22499
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  • Association between physical activity and allostatic load among pregnant women Sisi Bu Dehui Yuan Minghuan Wang Min Yu Qiaozhi Yu Fangfang Yang Zhuo Gao Yuhong Li Developmental Psychobiology AbstractAllostatic load (AL) in pregnant women is associated with maternal and infant health outcomes. Whether physical activity (PA) is a modifiable factor associated with AL during pregnancy is unknown. In this cross‐sectional study, including 725 pregnant women in 3 different trimesters, 8 biomarkers were included, and the high‐risk quartile approach based on sample distribution was used to construct AL index (ALI). ALI <2 was defined as a low level and ≥2 as a high level. Student's t‐test or Mann–Whitney U test and chi‐squared test or Fisher exact test were used to compare differences in AL with different demographic characteristics among pregnant women. The relationship between PA and AL in pregnant women was analyzed using a binary logistic regression model. The results show that the detection rate of high‐risk AL during pregnancy was 47.3%. In the adjusted model, sufficient PA was related to a lower AL than insufficient PA (OR = .693, 95%CI:.494,.971; p = .033). Compared with low‐ and high‐intensity PAs, moderate‐intensity PA was associated with lower AL (OR = .645, 95%CI:.447,.930; p = .019). The results suggest that PA is a modifiable factor related to AL, and intervention is recommended to be carried out in the first trimester to prevent the increased likelihood of high AL as pregnancy progresses. In addition, health care personnel should encourage pregnant women to participate in PA, especially moderate‐intensity PA, in order to obtain lower AL and promote maternal and child health. 10.1002/dev.22499 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor