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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs. 2016 Jan-Feb;43(1):69–79. doi: 10.1097/WON.0000000000000197

Table 1.

Participant Characteristics

Variable Mean (SD)

Age (years) (n=30) 57.53 (10.24)

Weight (pounds) (n=29) 159.22 (38.21)

Height (inches) (n=30) 64.6 (2.4)

BMI (n=29) 26.8 (6.01)

Variable N (%)

Yearly Income (dollars)
<$20,000 3 (10.34%)
$20,000–40,999 9 (31.03%)
$41,000–60,000 7 (24.14%)
>$60,000 10 (34.48%)

Race
Black/African American 1 (3.33%)
White 27 (90.0%)
Other/did not disclose 2 (6.66%)

Education level
12th grade 3 (10%)
Some college 6 (20%)
College (4 yrs or tech writing) 9 (30%)
Graduate school 12 (40%)

Total number of children
0 8 (27.59%)
1 4 (13.79%)
2 8 (27.59%)
3 4 (13.79%)
4 3 (10.34%)
5 0 (0%)
6 1 (3.45%)
7 1 (3.45%)

Number of normal vaginal deliveries
0 11 (37.93%)
1 4 (13.79%)
2 6 (20.69%)
3 4 (13.79%)
4 3 (10.34%)
5 0 (0%)
6 0 (0%)
7 1 (3.45%)