Impact of Maternal Physical Activity and Infant Feeding Practices on Infant Weight Gain and Adiposity
Table 1
Maternal and infant descriptive characteristics ().
Mean ± SD
N (%)
Maternal factors
Age (years)
OGTT status
Prepregnancy BMI (kg/m2)
GDM
70 (28.5)
SES (Hollingshead index)
GIGT
38 (15.4)
Maternal Insulin sensitivity
NGT
138 (56.1)
Pregravid physical activity
Family history of diabetes
146 (59.3)
Work index
Vigorous/sport index
Leisure index
Physical Activity 1-year postpartum
Work index
Vigorous/Sport Index
Leisure Index
Infant factors
Birth weight (g)
Age of introduction to formula*
Gestation (weeks)
At birth
45 (18.3)
Age at time of visit (months)
1–5 months
55 (22.4)
After 6 months
62 (25.2)
Exclusive breastfeeding duration (months)
Never
80 (32.5)
Age of introduction to cereal (months)
Females
126 (51.2)
Daily screen time (min)
Caucasian
156 (63.4)
Screen time
Δ Weight from 0-1 year (g)
None
93 (38)
Weight-for-length -score
<60 min
76 (31)
60–119 min
48 (20)
≥120 min
28 (11)
*4 infants were missing information for age of introduction to formula. SES: socioeconomic status; GDM: gestational diabetes mellitus; GIGT: gestational impaired glucose tolerance; NGT: normal glucose tolerance; Δ Weight: change in weight from 0 to 1 year.