Table 1.
Sample Characteristics Stratified by Weight Gain Status
| Weight Gain Status Based on Institute of Medicine Guidelines |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | Appropriate (n = 189) |
Excessive (n = 224) |
p-value |
| Race/ethnicity, N (%) | |||
| Black | 67 (47.5%) | 74 (52.5%) | .61 |
| Latina | 122 (44.9%) | 150 (55.1%) | |
| Age, M (SD) | 18.40 (1.75) | 18.70 (1.66) | .08 |
| Nativity status, N (%) | |||
| U.S. born | 133 (44.0%) | 169 (56.0%) | .25 |
| Foreign born | 56 (50.5%) | 55 (49.5%) | |
| Pre-pregnancy BMI, M (SD) | 22.85 (6.56) | 25.12 (5.73) | .001 |
| Gestational age at final weight assessment (weeks), M (SD) |
37.67 (2.62) | 38.45 (2.08) | .001 |
| Parity, N (%) a | |||
| 0 | 155 (44.7%) | 192 (55.3%) | .31 |
| 1+ | 34 (51.5%) | 32 (48.5%) | |
| Depressive symptoms, M (SD) | 11.79 (8.58) | 12.18 (8.77) | .65 |
| Total weight gain (pounds), M (SD) | 21.02 (9.59) | 43.50 (13.59) | .001 |
Notes. M=Mean. SD=Standard deviation. BMI= body mass index (kg/m2).
a
Parity: 0 = no births >20 weeks gestation; +1 = 1 or more birth >20 weeks gestation.