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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants (N = 171); The B.A.B.Y. Study, 2007-2012

From: The impact of an exercise intervention on C - reactive protein during pregnancy: a randomized controlled trial

 

Total population

Exercise

Health & wellness

p-value

 

(N = 171)

(N = 84)

(N = 87)

 

N

%

N

%

N

%

Sociodemographic Variables

       

  Age (years)

       

   16 to 19

24

14.0

14

16.7

10

11.5

0.49

   20 to 24

63

36.8

33

39.3

30

34.5

 

   25 to 29

38

22.2

15

17.9

23

26.4

 

    ≥30

46

26.9

22

26.2

24

27.6

 

  Ethnicity

       

   Hispanic

98

57.3

47

56.0

51

58.6

0.84

   Non-Hispanic

73

42.7

37

44.0

36

41.4

 

  Education

       

    <High School

38

22.2

22

26.2

16

18.4

0.17

   High School Graduate

52

30.4

24

28.6

28

32.2

 

    >High School

68

39.8

35

41.7

33

37.9

 

   Missing

13

7.6

3

3.6

10

11.5

 

  Income

       

    <$15,000

68

40.0

32

38.6

36

41.4

0.04

    >$15,000-$30,000

24

14.1

16

19.3

8

9.2

 

    >$30,000

37

21.8

14

16.9

23

26.4

 

   Don’t know/refused/missing

41

24.1

21

25.3

20

23.0

 

  Marital Status

       

   Single

121

70.8

59

70.2

62

71.3

0.52

   Married

48

28.1

25

29.8

23

26.4

 

   Refused/missing

2

1.2

0

0.0

2

2.3

 

  Living With Spouse/Partner

       

   Yes

104

60.8

55

65.5

49

56.3

0.18

   No

55

32.2

26

31.0

29

33.3

 

   Missing

12

7.0

3

3.6

9

10.3

 

  Adults in Household (≥18 yrs)a

       

   1

33

19.3

11

13.1

22

25.3

0.01

   2

85

49.7

46

54.8

39

44.8

 

    ≥3

44

25.7

26

31.0

18

20.7

 

   Missing

9

5.3

1

1.2

8

9.2

 

  Children in Household (<18 yrs)a

       

   0

42

24.6

26

31.0

16

18.4

0.04

   1

62

36.3

32

38.1

30

34.5

 

   2

44

25.7

20

23.8

24

27.6

 

    ≥3

17

9.9

6

7.1

11

12.6

 

   Missing

6

3.5

0

0.0

6

6.9

 

Medical History Variables

       

  Prepregnancy BMI

       

    <30 kg/m2

77

45.0

35

41.7

42

48.3

0.39

    >30 kg/m2

94

55.0

49

58.3

45

51.7

 

  Previous GDM

       

   Yes

18

10.5

7

8.3

11

12.6

0.3

   No

136

79.5

66

78.6

70

80.5

 

   Missing

17

9.9

11

13.1

6

6.9

 

  Family History of Diabetes

       

   Yes

157

91.8

76

90.5

81

93.1

0.52

   No

3

1.8

1

1.2

2

2.3

 

   Missing

11

6.4

7

8.3

4

4.6

 

Behavioral Variables

       

  Prepregnancy Smoking Status

       

   None

132

77.2

65

77.4

67

77.0

0.95

    <10 cigarettes/day

17

9.9

9

10.7

8

9.2

 

    >10 cigarettes/day

2

1.2

1

1.2

1

1.1

 

   Missing

20

11.7

9

10.7

11

12.6

 

  Current Smoking Status

       

   None

110

64.3

53

63.1

57

65.5

0.18

    <10 cigarettes/day

39

22.8

21

25.0

18

20.7

 

    >10 cigarettes/day

10

5.8

7

8.3

3

3.4

 

   Missing

12

7.0

3

3.6

9

10.3

 
  1. aIncluding the participants as appropriate: if <18 yrs, included as a child; if > 18 yrs, included as an adult