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

Table 2

Changes in physical activity, weight, and insulin resistance of women between baseline (six weeks postpartum) and followup (18 weeks postpartum) by treatment group. All changes calculated as (Value_{18  weeks  post  partum} − Value_{6  weeks  post  partum}).

Parameter	Usual Care group	Supported Care group
	(𝑛=11 at end of study)	(𝑛=14 at end of study)
	Median (range)	Median (range)
Change in planned physical activity (mins/wk)	0 (0–580)	60 (0–540)
Change in planned walking (mins/wk)	0 (0–360)	60(0–345)
	%	%
Change in planned physical activity > 60 mins/wk	31%	67%
Meets physical activity goal of 150 mins/wk	Never: 54%	Never 53%
	18 weeks only 31%	18 weeks only 40%
	6 & 18 weeks 15%	6 & 18 weeks 7%
	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
Change in Weight (kg)	0.22±4.2	0.97±3.7
Change in Waist circumference (cm)	−3.6±7.3	−0.35±3.8
Change in % Body Fat	−1.2±3.3	1.0±4.4
Change in fasting glucose (mmol/L)	0.12±0.42	0.25±0.56
Change in fasting insulin (μU/mL)	0.06±3.89	1.49±4.23
Change in HOMA IR	−0.08±1.02	0.43±1.28