Pilot Study of an Individualised Early Postpartum Intervention to Increase Physical Activity in Women with Previous Gestational Diabetes

Table 1

Prestudy characteristics of women, at the baseline visit (six weeks postpartum), divided by treatment group.

Parameter	Usual Care group (𝑛=13)	Supported Care group (𝑛=15)
	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
Age—years	31.5±3.9	34.6±4.4
Weight—kg	80.3±17.4	79.3±20.7
BMI—kg/m^2	30.3±7.4	30.6±8.5
Waist circumference (cm)	96.0±11.0	97.6±15.2
% Body fat	32.7±8.1	33.5±8.3
Fasting glucose—mmol/L;	4.7±0.7	4.6±0.7
Fasting insulin—μU/mL;	8.4±7.5	8.4±7.5
HOMA—IR	1.9±2.0	1.8±1.8
	n (%)	n (%)
Parity > 1	9 (69%)	9 (60%)
Education > high school	8 (62%)	9 (60%)
Planned physical activity (mins/wk)	Median (range)	Median (range)
	0 (0–420)	0 (0–300)