Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of study population according to the weight gain status at 6 months (n=195)
| Characteristic | ≤ 5% Gain (n=144) |
>5% Gain (n=51) |
P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (y) | .537 | ||
| 16–24 | 79 (54.9) | 31 (60.7) | |
| 25–33 | 65 (46.1) | 20 (39.3) | |
| Race/ethnicity | .298 | ||
| Black | 40 (27.7) | 20 (39.2) | |
| White | 54 (37.5) | 15 (29.4) | |
| Hispanic | 40 (27.8) | 16 (31.4) | |
| Marital Status | .935 | ||
| Not married | 115 (80.0) | 41 (80.4) | |
| Married | 29 (20.0) | 10 (19.6) | |
| Weight (kg) | 73.99 (±19.31) | 66.58 (± 13.69) | < .05 |
| BMI | 27.97 (± 6.99) | 25.17 (± 5.40) | < .05 |
| Parity | < .05 | ||
| 0 | 64 (44.4) | 14 (27.5) | |
| 1 or more | 80 (56.6) | 37 (72.5) | |
| Initial obesity | < .001 | ||
| No | 90 (62.5) | 45 (88.2) | |
| Yes | 54 (38.5) | 6 (12.8) | |
| Previous DMPA use (mos) | 10.38 (± 6.99) | 8.47 (± 11.71) | .551 |
| Alcohol use | .079 | ||
| No | 116 (80.5) | 45 (88.2) | |
| Yes | 28 (19.5) | 6 (12.8) | |
| Current Smoker | .314 | ||
| No | 96 (66.7) | 30 (58.8) | |
| Yes | 48 (34.3) | 21 (41.2) | |
| Exercise (min/week) | 86 (± 115) | 88 (± 86) | .924 |
Data are n (%) or mean (± standard deviation).
Student’s t tests were used for continuous variables and χ2 tests were used for categorical variables.