Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes of Exercise in Pregnant Women with Chronic Hypertension and/or Previous Preeclampsia: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Table 3
Neonatal outcomes in pregnant women with chronic hypertension and/or previous PE, according to exercise or non-exercise group.
Outcomed
Study group (%)
Control group (%)
Relative risk (95% CI)
P valuea
Birth weight, g ()
0.55b
<2500
9 (16.4)
11 (20.7)
0.83 (0.38–1.84)
2500–3999
41 (74.5)
40 (75.5)
Reference
≥4000
5 (9.1)
2 (3.8)
2.28 (0.47–11.14)
Neonatal adequacy of weight to gestational age ()
0.45
SGA
5 (9.1)
9 (17)
0.53 (0.19–1.46)
AGA
41 (74.5)
35 (66)
Reference
LGA
9 (16.4)
9 (17)
0.88 (0.38–2.02)
Gestational age at birth, wk ()
0.10
<37
11 (20)
18 (34)
0.59 (0.31–1.13)
≥37
44 (80)
35 (66)
Reference
Apgar 1 minute ()c
0.04
<7
10 (18.2)
3 (5.8)
3.15 (0.92–10.82)
≥7
45 (81.8)
49 (94.2)
Reference
Apgar 5 minutes ()c
0.24b
<7
3 (5.45)
0 (0)
Not calculated
≥7
52 (94.55)
52 (100)
Neonatal admission to Intensive Unit Care, ()c
0.82b
Yes
12 (22.2)
13 (24.5)
0.91 (0.46–1.80)
No
42 (77.8)
40 (75.5)
Reference
Neonatal morbidity ()c
0.40
Yes
16 (32)
20 (40)
0.80 (0.47–1.36)
No
34 (68)
30 (60)
Reference
Calculated with chi-square test; bcalculated with Fisher’s exact test, SGA: small for gestational age, ADA: adequate for gestational age, LGA: large for gestational age; cthe number of subjects changed due to lack of data to the variables; dexcluded one case of fetal death in second trimester.
