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. 2020 Dec 3;20:755. doi: 10.1186/s12884-020-03438-1

Table 1.

Characteristics of participants

Characteristics All
(n = 274)
Midwives
(n = 205)
Obstetricians
(n = 69)
Age (y)a 49.7 ± 9.9 (28–70) 50.3 ± 10.0 (29–70) 47.7 ± 9.3 (28–65)
Years of working experience in maternity care (y)a 14.8 ± 10.0 (0.5–41) 14.4 ± 10.3 (0.5–41) 15.9 ± 9.1 (2–36)
Have received training in motivational interviewing 71% 76% 56%
Have received education on obesity in addition to their basic training 46% 45% 49%

aData are presented as mean values, standard deviation and range