Research Article
Psychosocial Characteristics and Gestational Weight Change among Overweight, African American Pregnant Women
Table 1
Demographic information.
| Demographic variables | N (percentages) |
| Marital status (n = 119) | 92 (77%) never married | 21 (18%) married/live-in | 6 (5%) divorced/separated | Education (n = 119) | 21 (18%) < HS grad | 51 (43%) HS or GED | 41 (34%) post-HS training/some college | 6 (5%) college graduate/postgraduate | Employment status (n = 118) | 31 (26%) full time | 28 (24%) unemployed | 18 (15%) part time | 19 (16%) stay-home mother | 16 (14%) student | 6 (5%) unable to work |
| | Mean (SD) |
| Pregravid body mass index (N = 119) | 32.4 (7.8) kg/m2 | Weight concern for pregravid weight (n = 116) | 1.7 (1.5) | Weight concern during pregnancy (n = 115) | 1.8 (1.5) |
| | Median |
| Number of previous pregnancies (n = 118) | 2 | Number of previous live births (n = 118) | 1 |
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Due to rounding error, some percentages do not add to 100%.
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