Table 1.
Characteristics of randomised participants (n = 76)
| Usual care | Intervention | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Age (SD) | 28.9 | (6.8) | 28.1 | (5.9) |
| IMD (%) | ||||
| Quartile 1(least deprived) | 7 | (19.4) | 8 | (20.0) |
| Quartile 2 | 8 | (22.2) | 5 | (12.5) |
| Quartile 3 | 8 | (22.2) | 15 | (37.5) |
| Quartile 4 (most deprived) | 13 | (36.1) | 12 | (30.0) |
| Smoked (%) | 12 | (33.3) | 9 | (22.5) |
| Not known | 2 | (5.6) | 3 | (7.5) |
| White ethnicity (%) | 33 | (91.7) | 34 | (85.0) |
| BMI category (%) | ||||
| Healthy weight (BMI 18.5–24.9) | 20 | (55.6) | 23 | (57.5) |
| Overweight (BMI 25.0–29.9) | 16 | (44.4) | 17 | (42.5) |
| Previous children (%) | ||||
| None | 10 | (27.8) | 25 | (62.5) |
| One or More | 26 | (72.2) | 15 | (37.5) |
| Marital status (%) | ||||
| Married | 15 | (41.7) | 21 | (52.5) |
| Single (living alone) | 2 | (5.6) | 2 | (5.0) |
| Single (living with partner/family) | 17 | (47.2) | 17 | (42.5) |
| Divorced (living with partner) | 1 | (2.8) | 0 | (0.0) |
| Not known | 1 | (2.8) | 0 | (0.0) |
| Employment status (%) | ||||
| Employed | 29 | (80.6) | 35 | (87.5) |
| Unemployed | 5 | (13.9) | 3 | (7.5) |
| Student | 1 | (2.8) | 1 | (2.5) |
| Looking after family | 0 | (0.0) | 1 | (2.5) |
| Not known | 1 | (2.8) | 0 | (0.0) |