Table 1.
Sample Characteristics (n=120)
| Characteristic | Mean±SD n (%)a |
|---|---|
| Age | 25.8±5.6 |
| Ethnicity | |
| White | 70 (61.4) |
| African American | 40 (35.1) |
| Other | 4 (3.7) |
| Education | |
| <High school | 12 (12.6) |
| High school | 28 (29.5) |
| Some college | 36 (37.2) |
| College | 15 (15.8) |
| Postgraduate | 4 (4.2) |
| Marital status | |
| Married/partner | 46 (46.9) |
| Single | 52 (53) |
| Gravidity | 2.6±1.7 |
| Parity | 2.0±1.1 |
| BMI (prepregnancy) | 29.1±8.5 |
| Completed weeks gestation | 38.9±1.7 |
| Mode of delivery | |
| Vaginal (including operative) | 67 (65.7) |
| Cesarean section | 35 (34.3) |
| Infant feeding method | |
| Breast | 29 (25.0) |
| Formula | 68 (58.6) |
| Both | 19 (16.4) |
| Pregnancy complications | |
| GDM | 4 (3.4) |
| HTN | 13 (11.2) |
| Preeclampsia | 8 (6.9) |
| Days postpartum at baseline blood draw | 47.2±19.9 |
| Baseline HDL-C (mg/dL) | 50.4±14.0 |
| Baseline LDL-C (mg/dL) | 125±34 |
| Baseline total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 196±39 |
| Total cholesterol >200 mg/dL | 54 (45) |
a
All descriptive statistics are based on available data.
BMI, body mass index, defined as weight (kg)/height(m)2; GDM, gestational diabetes; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HTN, hypertension during pregnancy; LDL-C, low density lipoprotein cholesterol.