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. 2026 Jan 8;13:e74146. doi: 10.2196/74146

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of included pregnant people (N=258).

Maternal characteristics All (N=258) Intervention (n=135) Usual care (n=123) P valuea
Maternal age (years), mean (SD) 27.5 (6.0) 27.5 (6.0) 27.5 (6.0) .99
Weight (kg), mean (SD) 74.8 (16.9) 74.2 (16.4) 75.3 (16.5) .58
BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) 32.2 (5.0) 31.8 (5.0) 32.6 (5.0) .18

Normal (18.5-24.9), n (%) 89 (34.5) 47 (34.8) 42 (34.1) .99

Overweight (25-29.9), n (%) 76 (29.5) 36 (26.7) 40 (29.6) b

Obese (30-40), n (%) 93 (36.0) 48 (35.6) 45 (36.6)
Race and ethnicity, n (%) .35

Hispanic 18 (7.0) 7 (5.2) 11 (8.9)

Non-Hispanic White 85 (32.9) 45 (33.3) 40 (32.5)

Non-Hispanic Black 139 (53.9) 77 (57.0) 62 (50.4)

Mixed or other 16 (6.2) 6 (4.4) 10 (8.1)
Marital status, n (%) .30

Married/living with significant other 147 (57.0) 81 (60.0) 66 (53.7)

Not married 111 (43.0) 54 (40.0) 57 (46.3)
Education level, n (%) .91

Postgraduate work 9 (3.5) 4 (3.0) 5 (4.1)

College degree 31 (12.0) 17 (12.6) 14 (11.4)

1-3 years of college or technical school 128 (49.6) 64 (47.4) 64 (52.0)

High school diploma or equivalent 74 (28.7) 41 (30.4) 33 (26.8)

Some high school 16 (6.2) 9 (6.7) 7 (5.7)
Parity, n (%) .02c

0 112 (43.4) 63 (46.7) 49 (39.8)

1 69 (26.7) 27 (20.0) 42 (34.1)

2 34 (13.2) 24 (17.8) 10 (8.1)

3+ 43 (16.7) 21 (15.6) 22 (17.9)
Enrollment time, mean (SD) .70

Pre–COVID-19 (2019-March 2020) 15 (5.8) 8 (5.9) 7 (5.7)

COVID-19 (March 2020-March 2021) 41 (15.9) 19 (14.1) 22 (17.9)

Post–COVID-19 (April 2021-2023) 202 (78.3) 108 (80.0) 94 (76.4)
Gestational diabetes, n (%) 19 (7.4) 9 (6.7) 10 (8.1) .68
Baseline stress, mean (SD) 9.7 (8.7) 9.7 (8.9) 9.3 (8.2) .69

aComparisons between groups were conducted using chi-square (categorical variables) or linear regression (continuous variables).

bNot applicable.

cP<.05.