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ArticleMedicine and science in sports and exercise2025

Leisure Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Cardiovascular Health 2-7 yr after Pregnancy in the nuMoM2b Heart Health Study Cohort.

Bethany Barone Gibbs, Sarah Modlin, Noel Bairey Merz, David M Haas, Sadiya S Khan, Abbi Lane, Rebecca B McNeil, Jasmina Varagic, Kimberly Huber, Ligia Vasquez-Huot and 2 more

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  3. Postpartum cardio-obstetrics rehabilitation program for women after hypertensive pregnancy: A single-arm proof-of-concept study.Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2026
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12 authors.

Bethany Barone GibbsWest Virginia University School of Public Health, Morganton, WV.
Sarah ModlinWest Virginia University School of Public Health, Morganton, WV.
Noel Bairey MerzBarbra Streisand Women's Heart Center, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
David M HaasIndiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN.
Sadiya S KhanNorthwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.
Abbi LaneUniversity of Michigan School of Kinesiology, Ann Arbor, MI.
Rebecca B McNeilRTI International, Raliegh, NC.
Jasmina VaragicNational Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD.
Kimberly HuberMagee-Womens Research Institute and University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pittsburgh, PA.
Ligia Vasquez-HuotIndiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN.
Janet M CatovMagee-Womens Research Institute and University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pittsburgh, PA.
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Funding

UCLA Clinical and Translational Science InstituteUL1TR000124 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI DUBINETT, STEVEN M. · 2012 to 2015
$57.0M
Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative of ClevelandUL1TR000439 · NCATS · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · PI KONSTAN, MICHAEL W. · 2012 to 2016
$50.0M
Stress and Racial Disparities in Preeclampsia - Clues from DNA Methylomic ProfilingU01HL145358 · NHLBI · RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE · PI Rebecca Boehm McNeil · 2020 to 2026
$24.6M
Regional Pilot And Feasibility Study Grants ProgramP30DK020572 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI DAVID P OLSON · 2013 to 2026
$24.3M
Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences InstituteUL1TR001108 · NCATS · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI DENNE, SCOTT C., SHEKHAR, ANANTHA · 2013 to 2017
$23.3M
Preterm Birth in Nulliparous Women: An Understudied Population at Great RiskU10HD063036 · NICHD · RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE · PI PARKER, CORETTE BREEDEN · 2010 to 2015
$19.5M
Pregnancy as a Window to Future Cardiovascular Health: Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Supplement RequestU10HL119991 · NHLBI · RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE · PI PARKER, CORETTE BREEDEN · 2013 to 2018
$12.6M
Institute for Clinical and Translational ScienceUL1TR000153 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI COOPER, DAN M · 2012 to 2015
$12.1M
Sedentary Behavior and Cardiovascular Health in Young WomenR01HL158652 · NHLBI · WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY · PI Bethany Barone Gibbs · 2022 to 2026
$2.9M
Prevention of Preterm Birth in high Risk Nulliparous PatientsU10HD063047 · NICHD · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI WAPNER, RONALD · 2010 to 2014
$1.9M
Preterm Birth in Nulliparous Women: An Understudied Population at Great RiskU10HD063053 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI SILVER, ROBERT M. · 2010 to 2014
$1.7M
Preterm Birth in Nulliparous Women: An Understudied Population at Great Risk U10HD063020 · NICHD · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI GROBMAN, WILLIAM ADAM · 2010 to 2014
$1.6M
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis study aimed to evaluate whether higher moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity (MVPA) and lower sedentary behavior (SB) are related to better cardiovascular health (CVH) after pregnancy.

methodsIn the nuMoM2b Heart Health Study cohort, Life's Essential 8 health factors (body mass index [BMI], blood pressure, glucose, and lipids) were assessed in the first trimester of pregnancy and 2-7 yr later ( n = 3985). The four health factors were scored with Life's Essential 8 criteria (0 = poorest; 100 = ideal) and averaged to calculate a CVH health factor score (CVH hf) . Self-reported leisure MVPA and SB were assessed at follow-up. Linear regression evaluated associations of MVPA levels and SB quartiles with follow-up CVH hf after adjustment for first trimester CVH hf and covariates. Analyses were repeated after stratification by history of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) or gestational diabetes (GDM).

resultsOver follow-up (mean 3.2 yr after delivery), CVH hf declined from 85.6 to 81.6 points (-4.0 points, P < 0.001). The decline was greatest in lipid (-8.4 points, P < 0.001) and BMI scores (-5.6 points, P < 0.001). Healthier activity profiles (higher MVPA level and lower SB quartile) were each associated with higher CVH hf at follow-up: 0.7 points higher per level of MVPA, P < 0.001; 0.5 points lower per quartile of SB, P = 0.0042. Higher MVPA level associated with healthier BMI, glucose, and lipid scores; lower SB quartile associated with healthier BMI and blood pressure scores ( P < 0.05). Although HDP/GDM history was associated with lower CVH hf , patterns of CVH hf across healthier leisure MVPA levels and SB quartiles were similar in those with and without HDP or GDM.

conclusionsHigher MVPA and lower SB during leisure could help to maintain CVH health factors in the years after pregnancy, including among those who experienced HDP or GDM.

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ExerciseLeisure ActivitiesSedentary BehaviorAdultBlood GlucoseBlood PressureBody Mass IndexCohort StudiesDiabetes, GestationalFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansHypertension, Pregnancy-InducedPregnancyPregnancy Trimester, FirstBlood GlucoseADVERSE PREGNANCY OUTCOMESBLOOD PRESSUREBODY MASS INDEXGLUCOSELIPIDSYOUNG WOMEN

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