Table 1.
Demographics of a cohort of 68 pregnant women from North Carolina participating in focus group data collection on food cravings in pregnancy.
| Demographics | PEAS Study Full Sample N=458 | Focus Group Sample N=68 |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 30.5±4.7 | 31.3±4.2 |
| Race | ||
| Non-Hispanic white | 264 (67.3) | 50 (74.6) |
| Racial/ethnic minority | 128 (32.7) | 17 (25.4) |
| Education | ||
| Less than bachelor’s | 104 (28.4) | 12 (18.4) |
| Bachelor’s | 108 (29.4) | 26 (40.0) |
| Greater than bachelor’s | 155 (42.2) | 27 (41.6) |
| Income-to-poverty ratio | 3.8±2.0 | 4.1±1.8 |
| BMI | 27.2±6.9 | 25.8±5.8 |
| Parity | ||
| Nulliparous | 250 (54.6) | 33 (48.5) |
| Parous | 208 (45.4) | 35 (51.5) |
Values are mean±SD or n (%)
PEAS= Pregnancy Eating Attributes Study
BMI= Body Mass Index,(kg/m2)