Table 1.

Characteristics of women consented into and participating in the nurture sub-study.

	Consented (n = 100)		Pregnancya (n = 87)		Postpartuma (n = 55)
	n	%	n	%	n	%
Maternal ethnicity: Hispanic/Latina	8	8	6	7	2	4
Maternal race
Black/African American	76	76	68	77	42	77
White	16	16	14	16	9	16
Otherb/unknown	8	8	6	6	4	6
Age at recruitmentc
≤20 years	11	11	5	6	3	6
21–30 years	67	67	61	74	36	71
31–40 years	22	22	17	20	12	24
Maternal education (highest completed)
High school/graduate	47	48	44	51	27	50
Some college	44	44	36	41	22	41
Advanced/degree	8	8	7	8	5	9
Maternal employment status
Employed	51	51	45	52	28	50
Unemployed (seeking work)	14	14	10	11	9	16
Unemployed (not seeking work)	35	35	33	38	18	33
Household income
Less than or equal to $20,000	65	66	56	65	34	64
$20,001 to $40,000	21	21	19	22	12	23
More than $40,000	12	12	11	13	7	13
Relationship status
Married	19	19	17	20	14	25
Not married, living with partner	37	38	33	38	19	35
Never married	34	35	30	35	18	33
Divorced	8	8	6	7	4	7
Children in the home
0	28	29	25	29	19	35
1	36	37	31	35	15	28
2/+	34	35	31	35	20	37
Pre-pregnancy BMI
Underweight	9	9	6	7	2	4
Normal weight	31	31	29	33	14	26
Overweight	22	22	22	25	17	31
Obese	37	37	30	34	21	39
Ever smoked tobacco
Yes	48	49	42	49	26	48
No	50	51	44	51	28	52

^aNumber of women who were consented and then provided physical activity data during pregnancy (T2 and/or T3), and subsequently postpartum (1 or more at 3-, 6-, 9- or 12-months).

^bIncludes 5 Native American and 3 other/unknown race.

^cAge range 18–40 years.