Table 1. Baseline Characteristics of Participants.
Variable | All study Participants | Noncompliant users | Compliant users |
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N = 181 | N = 21 | N = 42 | |
Matching variables | |||
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BMI (kg/m2) | 27.2 ± 6.4 | 30.2 ± 6.6 | 30.0 ± 6.4 |
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BMI group | |||
Normal weight | 106 (59%) | 8 (38%) | 17 (40%) |
Obese | 75 (41%) | 13 (62%) | 25 (60%) |
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Age | 25.2 ± 4.4 | 26.4 ± 5.4 | 25.7 ± 3.8 |
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OCP formulation | |||
20EE2/100LNG | 86 (48%) | 11 (52%) | 21 (50%) |
30EE2/150LNG | 95 (52%) | 10 (48%) | 21 (50%) |
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Race/ethnicity | |||
Hispanic | 51 (28%) | 9 (43%) | 17 (40%) |
Black | 67 (37%) | 10 (48%) | 20 (48%) |
White/Asian | 63 (35%) | 2 (9%) | 5 (12%) |
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Non-matching variables | |||
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Height (cm) | 163.8 ± 6.5 | 163.9 ± 6.1 | 163.0 ± 5.9 |
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Weight (kg) | 72.9 ± 17.9 | 81.3 ± 19.1 | 79.7 ± 18.2 |
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Education | |||
Less than a Bachelor's degree | 99 (55%) | 18 (86%) | 26 (62%) |
Bachelor's segree or more | 82 (45%) | 3 (14%) | 16 (38%) |
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Previous pregnancy | |||
Yes | 76 (42%) | 14 (67%) | 23 (55%) |
No | 105 (58%) | 7 (33%) | 19 (45%) |
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Previous birth | |||
Yes | 44 (24%) | 10 (48%) | 14 (33%) |
No | 137 (76%) | 11 (52%) | 28 (67%) |
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Smokes cigarettes | |||
Yes | 24 (13%) | 1 (5%) | 4 (10%) |
No | 157 (87%) | 20 (95%) | 38 (90%) |
Data are mean ± standard deviation or n (%).