Table 1.
Demographic information.
| Demographic variables | N (percentages) |
|---|---|
| Marital status (n = 119) | 92 (77%) never married |
| 21 (18%) married/live-in | |
| 6 (5%) divorced/separated | |
| Education (n = 119) | 21 (18%) < HS grad |
| 51 (43%) HS or GED | |
| 41 (34%) post-HS training/some college | |
| 6 (5%) college graduate/postgraduate | |
| Employment status (n = 118) | 31 (26%) full time |
| 28 (24%) unemployed | |
| 18 (15%) part time | |
| 19 (16%) stay-home mother | |
| 16 (14%) student | |
| 6 (5%) unable to work | |
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| Mean (SD) | |
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| Pregravid body mass index (N = 119) | 32.4 (7.8) kg/m2 |
| Weight concern for pregravid weight (n = 116) | 1.7 (1.5) |
| Weight concern during pregnancy (n = 115) | 1.8 (1.5) |
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| Median | |
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| Number of previous pregnancies (n = 118) | 2 |
| Number of previous live births (n = 118) | 1 |
Due to rounding error, some percentages do not add to 100%.