Table 1.
Baseline sample descriptive statistics (N=943).
| Variables | Participants | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 943 (26.5) | |
| Age range (years), n (%) |
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<20 | 31 (3.3) |
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20-34 | 837 (88.8) |
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≥35 | 75 (7.9) |
| Race, n (%) |
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White | 656 (69.6) |
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Black | 75 (7.9) |
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Asian-Pacific Islander | 25 (2.6) |
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Western Hemisphere Indians | 2 (0.2) |
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Other/unknown | 185 (19.6) |
| Ethnicity, n (%) |
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Filipino | 206 (21.8) |
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Hispanic | 53 (5.6) |
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Other Asian/Pacific Islander | 19 (2.0) |
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Southeast Asian | 6 (0.6) |
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Other/unknown/non-Hispanic | 659 (69.9) |
| Marital status, n (%) |
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Single/never married | 72 (7.6) |
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Married | 663 (70.3) |
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Separated/divorced/widowed | 7 (0.7) |
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Unknown/null | 201 (21.3) |
| Sponsor rank, n (%) |
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Enlisted | 819 (86.8) |
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Commissioned officers | 107 (11.3) |
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Warrant officers | 13 (1.4) |
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Other | 4 (0.4) |
| Parity, n (%) |
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No | 492 (52.2) |
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Yes | 451 (47.8) |
| Prepregnancy body mass index (BMI), mean (SD) | 327 (27.2) | |
| BMI category, n (%) |
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Underweight | 7 (0.7) |
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Normal | 154 (16.4) |
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Overweight | 97 (10.3) |
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Obese | 63 (6.7) |
| Ever participated in WIC program, n (%) | 320 (33.9) | |
| Currently in school or working outside the home, n (%) | 595 (63.1) | |
| Ever gone online to search for prenatal care information, n (%) | 711 (75.4) | |