After they provided a written informed consent and baseline
measurement, participants in both the intervention and
the control group were invited for 3 further measurement
appointments. Outcomes were assessed at baseline (around 15
wk of pregnancy), and 24 and 32 weeks of pregnancy by
means of physical measurements, laboratory tests, and selfadministered
questionnaires.
For the purpose of this article, the study sample consisted of
women (n24) forwhomdata were available of objective physical
activity measurements plus a fasting blood sample at the
baseline measurement.