From:  App-based support for healthy pregnancy weight gain and lifestyle: preliminary Canadian data

 Associations between app usage levels and early-to-late pregnancy changes in lifestyle measures.

Outcome measuresEarly-to-late pregnancy changesnP-valueAdjusted P*
GLTE score
≥ 1.97 min/wk–4.60 ± 17.95200.7560.517
< 1.97 min/wk–6.32 ± 17.6322
Daily step counts
≥ 3.29 min/wk444 (–351–1,508)90.147N/A
< 3.29 min/wk–425 (–1,404– –79)8
VPA time (min/d)
≥ 3.29 min/wk–6.94 ± 6.4090.184N/A
< 3.29 min/wk–14.60 ± 15.078
MVPA time (min/d)
≥ 3.29 min/wk–4.86 (–16.50–6.18)90.326N/A
< 3.29 min/wk–10.71 (–20.45– –0.57)8
MPA time (min/d)
≥ 3.29 min/wk0.62 ± 8.5090.893N/A
< 3.29 min/wk1.12 ± 6.038
LPA time (min/d)
≥ 3.29 min/wk16.5 ± 83.590.693N/A
< 3.29 min/wk30.4 ± 53.58
Sedentary time (min/d)
≥ 3.29 min/wk–1.56 ± 146.2590.303N/A
< 3.29 min/wk–97.34 ± 220.448
Energy intake (kcal/d)
≥ 3.12 min/wk266 ± 90450.357N/A
< 3.12 min/wk–183 ± 4875
% of estimated energy requirements
≥ 3.12 min/wk10.0 ± 43.250.328N/A
< 3.12 min/wk–12.1 ± 16.65
Lipids (g/d)
≥ 3.12 min/wk–5.71 ± 24.9950.698N/A
< 3.12 min/wk–12.27 ± 26.645
Lipids (% of energy intake)
≥ 3.12 min/wk–4.5 ±12.450.599N/A
< 3.12 min/wk–1.1 ± 6.15
Carbohydrates (g/d)
≥ 3.12 min/wk–13.84 ± 72.1850.526N/A
< 3.12 min/wk32.52 ± 138.635
Carbohydrates (% of energy intake)
≥ 3.12 min/wk–8.6 (–11.2– –5.6)50.016N/A
< 3.12 min/wk5.9 (–1.4–6.9)5
Fibres (g/d)
≥ 3.12 min/wk–4.51 ± 4.9450.624N/A
< 3.12 min/wk–1.04 ± 14.415
Sodium (mg/d)
≥ 3.12 min/wk–103 (–1,617–27)50.727N/A
< 3.12 min/wk–879 (–1,051– –213)5
Proteins (g/d)
≥ 3.12 min/wk–19.4 (–27.1–5.9)50.660N/A
< 3.12 min/wk–24.2 (–35.5– –8.2)5
Proteins (% of energy intake)
≥ 3.12 min/wk–2.9 ± 5.150.505N/A
< 3.12 min/wk–1.1 ± 2.45

Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation or median (1st quartile–3rd quartile). Cutoffs vary based on the median app usage of the specific subsample. *: GLTE score analyses are adjusted for university education, European descent, and investigation site because they significantly or marginally differed between usage groups in these analyses (Table S2). Fitbit® and dietary measure analyses could not be adjusted with multivariate models due to low sample sizes and are therefore shown as N/A. For statistical analyses, daily step count was transformed by 1/(10,000–x), MVPA was transformed by log (50–x), sodium was transformed by log (x + 2,000), proteins were transformed by log (x + 40), and carbohydrates (% of energy intake) were transformed by log (x + 30). GLTE: Godin Leisure Time Exercise questionnaire; LPA: light physical activity; MPA: moderate physical activity; MVPA: moderate-to-vigorous physical activity; VPA: vigorous physical activity.