Table 2.
Selected Characteristics for Patients Receiving No Weight-Related Behavioral Counseling and Patients Receiving Counseling with One or Two or More of the 5A's
| Number of 5A's | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (n = 120) | None (n = 54) | One (n = 39) | Two or more (n = 27) | p | |
| Total counseling duration (minutes) | |||||
| Mean (SD) | 1.1 (0.9) | — | 1.0 (0.9) | 1.3 (0.9) | 0.16 |
| Visit length (minutes) | |||||
| Mean (SD) | 24.8 (11.1) | 22.3 (10.7) | 25.6 (10.7) | 29.0 (11.6) | 0.03* |
| Age; n (%) | |||||
| <20 years old | 32 (26.7) | 12 (22.2) | 9 (23.1) | 11 (40.7) | 0.27 |
| 20–35 years old | 83 (69.2) | 38 (70.4) | 29 (74.4) | 16 (59.3) | |
| >35 years old | 5 (4.1) | 4 (7.4) | 1 (2.6) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Race; n (%) | |||||
| Black | 101 (84.2) | 44 (81.5) | 33 (84.6) | 24 (88.9) | 0.45 |
| White | 14 (11.7) | 6 (11.1) | 6 (15.4) | 2 (7.4) | |
| Other | 5 (4.1) | 4 (7.4) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.7) | |
| Education; n (%) | |||||
| Less than high school | 39 (32.5) | 18 (33.3) | 11 (28.2) | 10 (37.0) | 0.81 |
| Completed high school or GED | 38 (31.7) | 20 (37.0) | 12 (30.8) | 6 (22.2) | |
| Some college | 28 (23.3) | 11 (20.4) | 10 (25.6) | 7 (25.9) | |
| No answer | 15 (12.5) | 5 (9.3) | 6 (15.4) | 4 (14.8) | |
| Insurance; n (%) | |||||
| Medicaid | 93 (77.5) | 43 (79.6) | 30 (76.9) | 20 (74.01) | 0.28 |
| Private insurance | 7 (5.8) | 4 (7.4) | 3 (7.69) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Self-pay | 5 (1.7) | 2 (3.7) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (11.1) | |
| No answer | 15 (12.5) | 5 (9.3) | 6 (15.4) | 4 (14.8) | |
| Gestational age at study visit; n (%) | |||||
| First trimester | 24 (20.0) | 7 (13.0) | 11 (28.2) | 6 (22.2) | 0.14 |
| Second trimester | 62 (51.7) | 27 (50.0) | 22 (56.4) | 13 (48.2) | |
| Third trimester | 34 (28.3) | 20 (37.0) | 6 (15.4) | 8 (29.6) | |
| Study prenatal visit; n (%) | |||||
| First visit | 61 (50.8) | 24 (44.4) | 30 (55.6) | 10 (37.0) | 0.29 |
| Second or later visit | 59 (49.2) | 30 (55.6) | 24 (44.4) | 17 (63.0) | |
| BMI; n (%) | |||||
| Normal | 39 (32.5) | 19 (35.2) | 14 (35.9) | 6 (22.2) | 0.85 |
| Overweight | 37 (30.8) | 16 (29.6) | 13 (33.3) | 8 (29.6) | |
| Obese | 44 (36.7) | 19 (35.2) | 12 (30.8) | 13 (48.2) | |
| Comorbidities; n (%) | |||||
| Diabetes (preexisting or gestational) | 11 (9.2) | 7 (13.0) | 2 (5.1) | 2 (7.4) | 0.47 |
| Hypertension (preexisting or pregnancy-induced) | 18 (15.0) | 9 (16.7) | 7 (18.0) | 2 (7.4) | 0.49 |
BMI, body mass index; SD, standard deviation.