Gestational Weight Gain Intervention Impacts Determinants of Healthy Eating and Exercise in Overweight/Obese Pregnant Women

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of the study sample.

Variable	Total sample
	M	SD	%
Age	29.4	5.6
Body mass index (BMI)	29.1	3.8
Gestational age at study start	16.4	4.5
Weight at study start (pounds)	185.74	27.49
Weight gain over 4-week dosage (pounds)	6.6	4.5
Marital status
Married			75.0
Not married living with partner			18.75
Single			6.25
Divorced			0
Race
Caucasian			94.5
Hispanic			5.5
Education
Graduate			23.5
College			76.5
High school			0
Family income
$100,000			29.4
$40–$100,000			52.9
$20–$40,000			11.7
$10–$20,000			5.9

M = mean; SD = standard deviation.