TABLE 1.
Participant characteristics at baseline
| Variables | Usual care | Intervention | p‐value* |
|---|---|---|---|
| N = 162 | N = 163 | ||
| Age at randomization mean (SD) | 31.6 (3.6) | 31.8 (4.1) | 0.61 |
| Age, N (%) | 0.97 | ||
| <30 years old | 47 (29.0) | 47 (28.8) | |
| ≥30 years old | 115 (71.0) | 116 (71.2) | |
| Weight status, mean (SD) | |||
| BMI | 36.8 (7.3) | 36.7 (7.3) | 0.91 |
| Weight | 221.1 (47.3) | 222.7 (48.6) | 0.76 |
| BMI, N (%) | 0.98 | ||
| 27–29.9 | 30 (18.5) | 29 (17.8) | |
| 30–34.9 | 52 (32.1) | 52 (31.9) | |
| ≥35 | 80 (49.4) | 82 (50.3) | |
| Race, N (%) | N = 158 | N = 159 | 0.31 |
| White | 134 (84.8) | 128 (80.5) | |
| Non‐white | 24 (15.2) | 31 (19.5) | |
| Ethnicity, N (%) | N = 162 | N = 161 | 0.53 |
| Hispanic | 13 (8.0) | 10 (6.2) | |
| Non‐hispanic | 149 (92.0) | 151 (93.8) | |
| Parity, N (%) | 0.75 | ||
| 0 | 109 (67.3) | 107 (65.6) | |
| 1+ | 53 (32.7) | 56 (34.4) | |
| Marital status, N (%) | N = 161 | N = 163 | 0.77 |
| Married | 114 (70.8) | 113 (69.3) | |
| Not married | 47 (29.2) | 50 (30.7) | |
| Education, N (%) | 0.30 | ||
| HS Graduate or GED certificate | 29 (17.9) | 25 (15.3) | |
| Technical school graduate | 8 (4.9) | 15 (9.2) | |
| College graduate or higher | 125 (77.2) | 123 (75.5) | |
| Current smoker, N (%) | N = 160 | N = 162 | 0.98 |
| Yes | 9 (5.6) | 9 (5.6) | |
| No | 151 (94.4) | 153 (94.4) | |
| Alcohol intake, N (%) | 0.58 | ||
| Yes | 121 (74.7) | 126 (77.3) | |
| No | 41 (25.3) | 37 (22.7) | |
Note: The Bold N values in those rows are given to show that the number of women in the analyses was not the same as the total number in the whole cohort (N at top) due to missing data.
*p‐values calculated using independent t‐tests for continuous variables and chi‐square tests for categorical variables.