Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of Study Participants by Site
| Characteristic | Value | Overall N=46 |
Site 1 n=25 |
Site 2 n=21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal weight category at enrollment | Underweight | 2 (4) | 1 (4) | 1 (5) |
| Normal weight | 17 (37) | 8 (32) | 9 (43) | |
| Pre-obese | 11 (24) | 8 (32) | 3 (14) | |
| Obesity Class I | 11 (24) | 4 (16) | 7 (33) | |
| Obesity Class II | 4 (9) | 3 (12) | 1 (5) | |
| Obesity Class III | 1 (2) | 1 (4) | 0 (0) | |
| Maternal age at enrollment (years) | 18-<25 | 10 (22) | 5 (20) | 5 (24) |
| 25-<30 | 17 (37) | 9 (36) | 8 (38) | |
| 30-<35 | 14 (30) | 9 (36) | 5 (24) | |
| 35-<40 | 4 (9) | 1 (4) | 3 (14) | |
| 40+ | 1 (2) | 1 (4) | 0 (0) | |
| Mean maternal age at enrollment (years) | Mean (SD) | 28.5 (4.6) | 28.7 (4.6) | 28.1 (4.8) |
| Gestational age at enrollment (weeks) | 7-8 | 2 (4) | 2 (8) | 0 (0) |
| 9-12 | 23 (50) | 12 (48) | 11 (52) | |
| 13-15 | 21 (46) | 11 (44) | 10 (48) | |
| Race / Ethnicity | Hispanic1 | 12 (26) | 4 (16) | 8 (38) |
| Black | 17 (37) | 8 (32) | 9 (43) | |
| White | 17 (37) | 13 (52) | 4 (19) | |
| Insurance | Private insurance | 6 (13) | 6 (24) | 0 (0) |
| Medicaid | 40 (87) | 19 (76) | 21 (100) | |
| Current employment status | Employed full-time | 16 (35) | 10 (40) | 6 (29) |
| Employed part-time | 8 (17) | 5 (20) | 3 (14) | |
| Student | 4 (9) | 3 (12) | 1 (5) | |
| Homemaker | 8 (17) | 5 (20) | 3 (14) | |
| Out of work/looking for work | 4 (9) | 1 (4) | 3 (14) | |
| Out of work and not currently looking for work | 2 (4) | 0 (0) | 2 (10) | |
| Unable to work | 4 (9) | 1 (4) | 3 (14) | |
| Education level | No high school diploma | 4 (9) | 1 (4) | 3 (14) |
| High school diploma or equivalent | 18 (39) | 8 (32) | 10 (48) | |
| Trade/technical/vocational | 4 (9) | 3 (12) | 1 (5) | |
| Some college, no degree | 12 (26) | 7 (28) | 5 (24) | |
| Associate's degree | 4 (9) | 2 (8) | 2 (10) | |
| Bachelor's degree | 3 (7) | 3 (12) | 0 (0) | |
| Master's degree | 1 (2) | 1 (4) | 0 (0) | |
| Relationship Status | Married/domestic partnership | 16 (35) | 10 (40) | 6 (29) |
| Engaged | 7 (15) | 5 (20) | 2 (10) | |
| In a serious relationship but not married/engaged | 19 (41) | 9 (36) | 10 (48) | |
| Divorced or separated | 1 (2) | 1 (4) | 0 (0) | |
| Not currently in a relationship | 3 (7) | 0 (0) | 3 (14) |
Note: Data are presented as n (%) unless otherwise specified.
1
All participants classified as Hispanic ethnicity are Hispanic White.