Table 1.
Participant characteristics (n=30).
| Characteristic | Valuea |
|---|---|
| Demographics | |
| Maternal age at enrollment, y | 26.5 (23.0–32.0) |
| Raceb | |
| Black | 21 (70) |
| White | 3 (10) |
| Other | 10 (33) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Hispanic | 9 (30) |
| Non-Hispanic | 21 (70) |
| Education | |
| Less than high school completed | 6 (20) |
| Completed high school or GED | 11 (37) |
| Completed some college or higher | 13 (43) |
| Employed | 20 (67) |
| Currently married | 5 (17) |
| Number of dependents | |
| 0 | 6 (20) |
| 1 or 2 | 18 (60) |
| ≥3 | 6 (20) |
| Medical/obstetric characteristics | |
| Medical comorbiditiesc | 8 (27) |
| Parity | 1.0 (0.0–2.0) |
| Nulliparous | 10 (33) |
| Gravidity | 4.0 (2.0–6.0) |
| Enrolled in group-based prenatal cared | 10 (35) |
| Resources | |
| Enrolled in WIC | 23 (77) |
| Finances at the end of the month | |
| Some money left over | 14 (47) |
| Just enough to make ends meet | 12 (40) |
| Not enough to make ends meet | 4 (13) |
Abbreviation: GED, General Equivalency Diploma; WIC, Women, Infants, and Children program.
a
Values are given as median (interquartile range) or number (percentage). Data are derived from prenatal survey (self-report) unless indicated otherwise.
b
Participants could select multiple races.
c
Hypertension, diabetes, asthma, or other.
d
Information missing for 1 participant.