Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of participants in the control arm of the KAN-DO Study (n=132)
| Baseline (2–7 months postpartum) | Follow-up (12–17 months postpartum) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| n | % | n | % | |
| Age in years | ||||
| <30 | 21 | 15.9 | n/a | |
| 30–35 | 66 | 50.0 | n/a | |
| >=36 | 45 | 34.1 | n/a | |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| Non-hispanic White | 107 | 81.1 | n/a | |
| Non-hispanic Black | 20 | 15.2 | n/a | |
| Other or Hispanic | 5 | 3.8 | n/a | |
| Education in years | ||||
| High school graduate or less | 9 | 6.8 | n/a | |
| Some college | 25 | 18.9 | n/a | |
| College degree | 63 | 47.7 | n/a | |
| Graduate school | 35 | 26.5 | n/a | |
| Parity | ||||
| 2 | 91 | 68.9 | n/a | |
| >=3 | 41 | 31.1 | n/a | |
| Site | ||||
| Durham | 91 | 68.9 | n/a | |
| Greensboro | 41 | 31.1 | n/a | |
| Marital status | ||||
| Not married | 8 | 6.1 | 10 | 7.6 |
| Married | 124 | 93.9 | 122 | 92.4 |
| General health | ||||
| Excellent | 10 | 7.6 | 17 | 13.0 |
| Very Good | 47 | 35.6 | 52 | 39.7 |
| Good | 67 | 50.8 | 54 | 41.2 |
| Fair/Poor | 8 | 6.1 | 8 | 6.1 |
| Body mass index (kg/m^2) | ||||
| Normal weight | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 5.3 |
| Overweight (25.0 to <30.0) | 55 | 41.7 | 53 | 40.5 |
| Obese class I (30.0–34.9) | 41 | 31.1 | 33 | 25.2 |
| Obese class II (35.0–39.9) | 26 | 19.7 | 30 | 22.9 |
| Obese class III (>=40.0) | 10 | 7.6 | 8 | 6.1 |
| missing | 1 | |||
| Working status | ||||
| Not employed | 65 | 49.2 | 56 | 42.8 |
| Employed (full- or part-time) | 67 | 50.8 | 75 | 57.3 |