High physical activity and high sedentary behavior increased the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus among women with excessive gestational weight gain: a prospective study.

Heng Yaw YongZalilah Mohd ShariffBarakatun Nisak Mohd YusofZulida RejaliJacques BindelsYvonne Yee Siang TeeEline M van der Beek

Published in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2020)

Women with high sedentary behavior were significantly at higher risk of GDM despite high PA levels by intensity and this association was significant only among women with excessive GWG in the second trimester. Participation in high sedentary behavior may outweigh the benefit of engaging in high PA to mitigate the risk of GDM.

Keyphrases

weight gain
physical activity
body mass index
pregnant women
birth weight
gestational age