Table 1.
Children (n = 914)a |
No Children (n = 1967) |
|
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Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | |
Age at Baseline (yrs) | 24.8 ± 3.5 | 24.2 ± 3.6** |
Physical activity score (Exercise Units) b | 439 ± 283 | 444 ± 292 |
Years of Education completed | 14.4 ± 2.4 | 14.4 ± 2.2 |
BMI | 24.1 ± 4.4 | 24.0 ± 4.6 |
Calories per day | 2688±1285 | 2738±1264 |
% | % | |
| ||
Female (%) * | 55.0 | 50.2* |
Race / Ethnicity (%) * | ||
Caucasian | 59.4 | 64.1* |
African American | 40.6 | 35.9 |
Living with Partner (%) *** c | 36.3 | 15.8** |
Working Full Time (%) *** | 65.0 | 56.9** |
Smoking (%) | 23.5 | 23.8** |
p≤ 0.05 for comparison of those with and without children
p ≤ 0.001 for comparison of those with and without children
Children in the home at year 7
Physical Activity score = intensity × frequency = Σbi * (P2i+2*P3i) where bi = the intensity level of the activity in METS, P2i = number of months doing an activity and P3i = the number of months doing the activity above a specified frequency.
Living with partner = married or living as married at baseline