Harpreet S Chahal1,2, Bizu Gelaye1, Elizabeth Mostofsky1,3, Sixto E Sanchez4,5, Juan F Mere6, Francisco G Mercado7, Percy Pacora8, Michelle A Williams1. 1. Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA. 2. Mississauga Academy of Medicine, University of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. 3. Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Unit, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA. 4. Universidad Particular San Martin de Porres, Lima, Peru. 5. Asociación Civil PROESA, Lima, Peru. 6. Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru. 7. Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, Peru. 8. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, San Marcos University, Lima, Peru.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Occupational exertion is associated with a higher risk of preterm delivery, although studies of leisure time activities generally document reduced risks. Less is known about the risk of preterm delivery immediately following episodes of moderate or heavy physical exertion. METHODS: We conducted a case-crossover study of 722 women interviewed during their hospital stay for early preterm delivery, defined by a gestational age before 34 weeks, and after 20 weeks. Interviews occurred between March 2013 and December 2015 in seven hospitals in Lima, Peru. RESULTS: The incidence rate ratio (RR) of early preterm delivery was 5.82-fold higher (95% confidence interval [CI] = 4.29, 7.36) in the hour following moderate or heavy physical exertion compared with other times and returned to baseline in the hours thereafter. The RR of early preterm delivery within an hour of physical exertion was lower for exertion at moderate intensity (RR = 2.43; 95% CI = 1.50, 3.96) than at heavy intensity (RR = 23.62; 95% CI = 15.54, 35.91; P-homogeneity < 0.001). The RR of early preterm delivery was lower in the hour following moderate physical exertion among women who habitually engaged in physical exertion >3 times per week in the year before pregnancy (RR = 1.56; 95% CI = 0.81, 3.00) compared with more sedentary women (RR = 6.91; 95% CI = 3.20, 14.92; P-homogeneity = 0.003). CONCLUSIONS: Our study showed a heightened risk of early preterm delivery in the hour following moderate or heavy physical exertion.
BACKGROUND: Occupational exertion is associated with a higher risk of preterm delivery, although studies of leisure time activities generally document reduced risks. Less is known about the risk of preterm delivery immediately following episodes of moderate or heavy physical exertion. METHODS: We conducted a case-crossover study of 722 women interviewed during their hospital stay for early preterm delivery, defined by a gestational age before 34 weeks, and after 20 weeks. Interviews occurred between March 2013 and December 2015 in seven hospitals in Lima, Peru. RESULTS: The incidence rate ratio (RR) of early preterm delivery was 5.82-fold higher (95% confidence interval [CI] = 4.29, 7.36) in the hour following moderate or heavy physical exertion compared with other times and returned to baseline in the hours thereafter. The RR of early preterm delivery within an hour of physical exertion was lower for exertion at moderate intensity (RR = 2.43; 95% CI = 1.50, 3.96) than at heavy intensity (RR = 23.62; 95% CI = 15.54, 35.91; P-homogeneity < 0.001). The RR of early preterm delivery was lower in the hour following moderate physical exertion among women who habitually engaged in physical exertion >3 times per week in the year before pregnancy (RR = 1.56; 95% CI = 0.81, 3.00) compared with more sedentary women (RR = 6.91; 95% CI = 3.20, 14.92; P-homogeneity = 0.003). CONCLUSIONS: Our study showed a heightened risk of early preterm delivery in the hour following moderate or heavy physical exertion.
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