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Table 1 Maternal Demographics and Characteristics for 48 participants

From: A feasibility study of activity tracking devices in pregnancy

Variable

Response

Age, years (mean ± SD)

28.0 ± 5.4

Race-Ethnicity, n(%)a

 Asian American

0 (0.0)

 Black/African American

 Hispanic/Latino

26 (61.9)

12 (28.6)

 White

4 (9.5)

Education, n(%)a

 Grades 9–11

1 (2.4)

 High school graduate/GED

10 (23.8)

 Some college/technical school

19 (45.2)

 Four year college degree or more

9 (21.4)

 Missing

3 (7.1)

Health insurance, n(%)a

 Medicaid or Medicare

35 (83.3)

 Private Insurance

3 (7.1)

 Other

1 (2.4)

 Missing

3 (7.1)

Employed outside of the home for a salary, n (%)a

 Yes

20 (47.6)

 No

19 (45.2)

 Missing

3 (7.1)

Marital status, n (%)a

 Married

11 (26.2)

 Single

19 (45.2)

 Living with partner, but not married

9 (21.4)

 Missing

3 (7.1)

Multipara, n (%)a

30 (62.5)

Gestational age at enrollment, weeks (mean ± SD)

13.1 ± 2.2

Trimester at enrollment, n (%)

 

 First

20 (41.7)

 Second

28 (58.3)

Pre-pregnancy BMI (mean ± SD) (n = 38 women)

28.4 ± 9.1

Pre-pregnancy BMI, n (%)(n = 38 women)

 Underweight

10 (20.8)

 Normal

17 (35.4)

 Overweight

9 (18.8)

 Obese

12 (25.0)

History of regular cigarette use, n (%)a

 Yes

7 (16.7)

 No

35 (83.3)

Self-reported daily internet use, n (%)a

36 (85.7)

Self-reported “very comfortable” using a computer and/or the internet, n (%)a

39 (92.9)

Type of smartphone owned, n (%)a

 iPhone

24 (57.1)

 Droid

16 (38.1)

 Other

1 (2.4)

 Missing

1 (2.4)

“Before pregnancy, how much did you exercise?”, n (%)a

 Not at all

9 (21.4)

 Occasionally

11 (26.2)

 Once a month

2 (4.8)

 Once a week

5 (11.9)

 More than 1 time a week

11 (26.2)

 Everyday

4 (9.5)

  1. a Subset of analytic cohort completing baseline survey n = 42
  2. GED General Equivalency Development, BMI Body mass index