Associations of physical activity and sedentary behavior during pregnancy with gestational diabetes mellitus among Asian women in Singapore.
Padmapriya NatarajanJonathan Y BernardShen LiangSee Ling LoyShirong CaiIris Shen ZheKenneth KwekKeith M GodfreyPeter D GluckmanSeang Mei SawYap-Seng ChongJerry Kok Yen ChanFalk Müller-Riemenschneidernull nullPublished in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2017)
Higher PA was associated with lower 2hPG levels and a lower prevalence of GDM, particularly in overweight/obese women. Further studies are warranted to confirm these findings, and to examine the effectiveness of PA promotion strategies for the prevention of gestational hyperglycemia.