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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Aug 20.
Published in final edited form as: Diabetes Educ. 2008 Jul-Aug;34(4):719–728. doi: 10.1177/0145721708321005

Table 1.

Participant characteristics, self-efficacy and social support for physical activity, self-efficacy for not overeating, and social support for a healthy diet. Mean scores and standard deviations shown. Significant associations (p<0.05) are in bold type.


Total Self-efficacy for physical activity Social support for physical activity, friends Social support for physical activity, family Self-efficacy for not overeating Social support for diet, friends Social support for diet, family

range 5–25 range 5–25 range 12–60 range 20–100 range 6–30 range 6–30
N=226 N=227 N = 226 N = 226 N = 225 N = 225
Age, tertiles (years)
 < 34 years 34% 13.6 ± 4.5 9.6 ± 4.9 28.7 ± 12.5 63.2 ± 20.1 10.7 ± 5.2 14.2 ± 6.4
 34–38 years 35% 12.9 ± 3.8 9.6 ± 4.2 26.4 ± 9.1 59.8 ± 18.1 10.6 ± 4.5 12.7 ± 5.0
 > 38 years 31% 13.3 ± 4.5 10.7 ± 5.2 30.4 ± 9.6 64.6 ± 17.1 10.5 ± 4.1 13.5 ± 5.0
Race
 Non-Hispanic white 71% 13.3 ± 4.2 9.3 ± 4.6 27.2 ± 9.7 62.6 ± 18.4 10.5 ± 4.6 12.8 ± 5.1
 Hispanic 5% 14.1 ± 5.5 10.5 ± 6.3 33.4 ± 12.6 57.3 ± 21.7 11.1 ± 5.6 17.6 ± 7.2
 Asian/Pacific Islander 13% 12.2 ± 4.0 11.6 ± 5.0 31.9 ± 10.2 61.4 ± 17.1 10.7 ± 4.2 14.4 ± 5.3
 African-American 7% 13.7 ± 3.5 11.6 ± 5.4 27.7 ± 14.8 59.8 ± 22.8 10.8 ± 5.2 14.0 ± 7.8
 Native American 3% 14.7 ± 5.7 12.7 ± 5.1 37.5 ± 11.7 75.5 ± 16.9 13.2 ± 5.0 14.8 ± 6.5
 Other 2% 10.5 ± 4.1 9.0 ± 3.2 21.8 ± 9.9 64.8 ± 16.1 11.3 ± 4.6 14.3 ± 5.6
Education
 < High school degree 0% 5.00 ± 0.0 16.0 ± 0.0 23.0 ± 0.0 54.0 ± 0.0 6.0 ± 0.0 12.0 ± 0.0
 High school graduate 8% 11.1 ± 3.7 9.4 ± 5.3 25.8 ± 12.8 60.0 ± 19.1 11.4 ± 7.5 14.5 ± 8.0
 Some college 28% 12.8 v 4.2 9.4 ± 4.9 26.4 ± 10.3 60.2 ± 19.7 10.3 ± 4.5 13.1 ± 5.8
 College graduate 64% 13.8 ± 4.2 10.2 ± 4.8 29.6 ± 10.3 63.8 ± 18.0 10.7 ± 4.3 13.4 ± 5.1
Annual income
 <$15,000 per year 4% 12.0 ± 5.9 10.1 ± 7.1 23.4 ± 13.1 69.8 ± 18.5 10.4 ± 6.9 10.8 ± 5.6
 $15,000–<$40,000 12% 12.5 ± 4.0 9.7 ± 5.2 26.6 ±12.1 59.2 ± 22.2 11.1 ± 5.1 14.2 ± 7.1
 $40,000 – <$75,0000 33% 13.1 ± 4.4 9.1 ± 4.1 28.4 ± 11.3 60.3 ± 17.8 10.9 ± 4.6 13.6 ± 5.4
 ≥$75,000 51% 13.7 ± 4.0 10.2 ± 5.0 29.0 ± 9.2 64.1 ± 18.3 10.1 ± 4.0 13.1 ± 4.9
Current cigarette smokers 11% 11.7 ± 4.8 10.2 ± 5.1 26.7 ± 11.5 62.7 ± 20.7 11.0 ± 5.7 12.6 ± 5.7
Duration of breast feeding without formula
 None or < 3 months 54% 13.4 ± 4.4 10.0 ±4.9 28.3 ± 10.9 61.3 ± 19.3 11.2 ± 4.8 14.0 ± 5.7
 3 months – < 1 year 32% 13.0 ± 3.8 10.3 ± 4.8 29.3 ± 10.3 64.1 ± 17.9 10.5 ± 4.8 12.8 ± 5.6
 > 1 year or more 14% 13.9 ± 4.5 9.4 ± 5.2 28.0 ± 10.4 62.8 ± 16.8 9.2 ± 3.4 12.7 ± 4.8
Number of months since delivery, tertiles
 < 15 months 33% 12.7 ± 4.3 9.4 ± 5.0 28.4 ± 11.7 65.1 ± 19.5 10.4 ± 4.6 13.6 ± 5.5
 15–33 months 33% 13.1 ± 4.2 10.2 ± 4.9 28.4 ± 10.5 60.1 ± 17.9 11.2 ± 4.7 13.5 ± 5.3
 > 33 months 35% 13.8 ± 4.0 10.2 ± 4.7 28.5 ± 9.9 62.1 ± 18.0 10.4 ± 4.5 13.3 ± 5.9
Prenatal provider type*
 Obstetrician 91% 13.2 ± 4.2 10.1 ± 4.9 28.6 ± 10.5 61.9 ± 18.5 10.7 ± 4.7 13.6 ± 5.5
 Family practitioner 15% 14.8 ± 5.2 9.4 ± 4.7 29.4 ± 13.1 66.5 ± 21.4 9.8 ± 4.6 13.1 ± 6.2
 Endocrinologist 42% 13.5 ± 4.2 10.0 ± 5.1 29.7 ± 10.4 63.5 ± 17.3 10.6 ± 4.5 13.5 ± 5.0
 Midwife 6% 12.5 ± 3.3 7.2 ± 3.0 26.1 ± 6.9 66.3 ± 14.8 9.9 ± 4.8 11.3 ± 5.3
 Dietician 60% 13.8 ± 4.5 10.3 ± 5.0 30.0 ± 10.5 65.6 ± 17.9 10.9 ± 4.3 13.7 ± 5.2
 Other 5% 15.1 ± 4.4 9.6 ± 5.1 30.1 ± 12.9 75.5 ± 16.2 9.3 ± 4.6 12.2 ± 5.0
Insulin use during pregnancy (yes/no) 44% 13.0 ± 4.4 9.9 ± 4.9 28.5 ± 9.7 63.7 ± 18.8 10.4 ± 4.2 13.5 ± 4.8
*

Women could see multiple provider types during pregnancy, so percentages do not sum to 100.