Table 1 Demographic Characteristics of Low-Income Overweight or Obese Postpartum Women
From: Sleep and weight loss in low-income overweight or obese postpartum women
Characteristics | Mean ± SD or N (%) | P-value$ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
T1 (N = 569) | T2 (N = 367) | T3 (N = 332) | ||
Age (years) | 28.54 ± 5.03 | 29.17 ± 4.91 | 29.42 ± 4.86 | 1.00 |
Postpartum period (years) | 1.72 ± 1.28 | 1.73 ± 1.27 | 1.74 ± 1.28 | 0.98 |
Race | ||||
Black | 121 (21.27) | 68 (18.53) | 63 (18.98) | 0.53 |
White | 448 (78.73) | 299 (81.47) | 269 (81.02) | |
Education | ||||
High School or less | 187 (32.86) | 116 (31.61) | 102 (30.72) | 0.80 |
At least some college | 382 (67.14) | 251 (68.39) | 230 (69.28) | |
Employment | ||||
Employed (FT/PT/Self) | 262 (46.05) | 161 (43.87) | 139 (41.87) | 0.66 |
Unemployed | 118 (20.74) | 66 (17.98) | 61 (18.37) | |
Other (homemaker/student/other) | 189 (33.22) | 140 (38.15) | 132 (39.76) | |
Current smoker | ||||
No | 421 (73.99) | 296 (80.65) | 260 (78.31) | 0.12 |
Yes | 148 (26.01) | 71 (19.35) | 72 (21.69) | |
Current breastfeeding | ||||
No | 475 (83.48) | 290 (79.02) | 267 (80.42) | 0.76 |
Yes | 94 (16.52) | 77 (20.98) | 65 (19.58) | |
Body mass index (BMI) | 32.04 ± 4.29 | 31.77 ± 4.35 | 31.60 ± 4.30 | 1.00 |
BMI category | ||||
Overweight (BMI 25–29.9 kg/m2) | 205 (36.03) | 142 (38.69) | 131 (39.46) | 0.83 |
Obese I (BMI 30–34.9 kg/m2) | 209 (36.73) | 131 (35.69) | 122 (36.75) | |
Obese II (BMI 35.0–39.9 kg/m2) | 155 (27.24) | 94 (25.61) | 79 (23.80) | |
Randomization | ||||
Intervention group | 387 (68.01) | 236 (64.31) | 213 (64.16) | 0.80 |
Comparison group | 182 (31.99) | 131 (35.69) | 119 (35.84) | |