Physical activity and circulating inflammatory markers and cytokines during pregnancy: A population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Physical activity (PA) during pregnancy has numerous benefits, which may be mediated via effects on the immune system. However, supportive evidence is inconsistent and is mainly from studies in high-risk groups. We estimated the effect of PA during pregnancy on systemic inflammatory markers and cytokines in mothers recruited in the Barwon infant study.

Material and methods

The Barwon infant study is a prebirth cohort of 1064 mothers recruited in the Barwon Region of Victoria, Australia. Participants reported their previous week's PA at their 28-week antenatal appointment using the International PA Questionnaire. Women were grouped into low, moderate, and high PA categories based on daily duration and weekly frequency of walking, moderate- or vigorous-intensity P

SUBMITTER: Dhar P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11324931 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature