Table 4.
Sample characteristics (N=39).
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Values | |||
| Age at enrollment, mean (SD) | 29.1 (12.5) | |||
| Gestational weeks at enrollment, mean (SD) | 9.6 (1.8) | |||
| Number of children in household, mean (SD) | 1.1 (0.9) | |||
| Prepregnancy BMI categories, n (%) | ||||
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Normal weight (BMI 18.5-24.9 kg/m2) | 17 (44) | ||
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Overweight (BMI 25-29.9 kg/m2) | 13 (33) | ||
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Obese (BMI ≥30 kg/m2) | 9 (23) | ||
| Hispanic ethnicity, n (%) | 3 (8) | |||
| Race, n (%) | ||||
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White | 10 (26) | ||
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Black or African American | 24 (62) | ||
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Unknown or multiple races | 5 (13) | ||
| Marital status, n (%) | ||||
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Married | 9 (23) | ||
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Never married | 18 (46) | ||
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A member of an unmarried couple | 12 (31) | ||
| Education attainment, n (%) | ||||
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Some high school | 2 (5) | ||
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High school graduate or GEDa | 10 (26) | ||
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Some college or technical school | 20 (51) | ||
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College, 4 years or more (college graduate) | 7 (18) | ||
| Employment status, n (%) | ||||
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Employed for wages | 29 (74) | ||
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Self-employed | 2 (5) | ||
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Out of work | 2 (5) | ||
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Does not work outside the home | 1 (3) | ||
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Student | 4 (10) | ||
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Missing | 1 (3) | ||
| Annual household income (US $) n (%) | ||||
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≤24,999 | 18 (46) | ||
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25,000-49,999 | 11 (28) | ||
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50,000-74,999 | 4 (10) | ||
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≥75,000 | 5 (13) | ||
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Missing | 1 (3) | ||
| Which type of incentive do you think would work better for you to manage gestational weight gain?, n (%) | ||||
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Daily self-weighing | |||
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Lottery | 32 (82) | |
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Loss | 7 (18) | |
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Weight gain goals | |||
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Monthly weight gain goal | 31 (80) | |
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Overall weight gain goal | 8 (20) | |
aGED: General Educational Development.