Table 3.
Demographic Characteristics of Participants at Baseline.
| Variable | Complete sample at baseline (N = 31)
|
Study completers (N = 25)
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | M | SD | |
| Age (years) | 21.3 | 3.2 | 21.9 | 3.3 |
| Body mass index | 33.8 | 5.7 | 32.9 | 6.0 |
| n | Percentage | n | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| African American | 31 | 100 | 25 | 100 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Never married | 29 | 93.5 | 23 | 92.0 |
| Single | 2 | 6.5 | 2 | 8.0 |
| Degree currently obtaining | ||||
| Undergraduate | 25 | 80.1 | 20 | 80.0 |
| Masters | 4 | 12.9 | 3 | 12.0 |
| PhD | 2 | 6.5 | 2 | 8.0 |
| Highest degree father obtained | ||||
| Less than high school | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| High school or GED | 11 | 34.4 | 11 | 44.0 |
| Associates degree | 5 | 16.1 | 5 | 20.0 |
| Bachelors degree | 6 | 19.4 | 2 | 8.0 |
| Masters degree | 5 | 16.1 | 5 | 20.0 |
| Doctorate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No answer | 4 | 12.9 | 2 | 8.0 |
| Highest degree mother obtained | ||||
| Less than high school | 2 | 6.5 | 1 | 4.0 |
| High school or GED | 10 | 32.3 | 9 | 36.0 |
| Associates degree | 3 | 9.7 | 3 | 12.0 |
| Bachelors degree | 6 | 19.4 | 2 | 8.0 |
| Masters degree | 7 | 22.6 | 7 | 28.0 |
| Doctorate | 3 | 9.7 | 3 | 12.0 |
| No answer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |