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Table 1 Demographic characteristics

From: Validation of PIN 3 physical activity survey in low-income overweight and obese young mothers

 

African American (n = 23)

White (n = 19)

Overweight (n =22 )

Obese (n = 20)

Total (N = 42)

 

M (SD)

M (SD)

M (SD)

M (SD)

M (SD)

Age (years)

27.2 (4.98)

30.0 (4.48)

28.4 (4.46)

28.6 (5.48)

28.5 (4.91)

Postpartum status (years)

1.56 (1.15)

1.98 (1.35)

1.68 (1.41)

1.85 (1.07)

1.76 (1.25)

Body mass index (kg/m 2 )

32.5 (5.70)

29.1 (2.61)

27.5 (1.69)

34.6 (4.42)

30.9 (4.84)

 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Smoking status

     

Never smoked

11 (47.8%)

7 (36.8%)

9 (40.9%)

9 (45.0%)

18 (42.8%)

Smoked, but quit

5 (21.7%)

5 (26.3%)

7 (31.8%)

3 (15.0%)

10 (23.8%)

Smoker

7 (30.4%)

7 (36.8%)

6 (27.2%)

8 (40.0%)

14 (33.3%)

Education

     

8th grade or less

1 (4.3%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (4.5%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (2.3%)

Some high school

4 (17.3%)

2 (10.5%)

3 (13.6%)

3 (15.0%)

6 (14.2%)

High school graduate

6 (26.0%)

4 (21.0%)

4 (18.1%)

6 (30.0%)

10 (23.8%)

Some college or technical school

11 (47.8%)

10 (52.6%)

11 (50.0%)

10 (50.0%)

21 (50.0%)

College graduate or higher

1 (4.3%)

3 (15.7%)

3 (13.6%)

1 (5.0%)

4 (9.5%)

 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Employment status

     

Full time

4 (17.3%)

3 (15.5%)

3 (13.6%)

4 (20.0%)

7 (16.6%)

Part time

4 (17.3%)

3 (15.5%)

4 (18.1%)

3 (15.0%)

7 (16.6%)

Unemployed

10 (43.4%)

3 (15.5%)

6 (27.2%)

7 (35.0%)

13 (30.9%)

Homemaker

2 (8.7%)

4 (21.0%)

4 (18.1%)

2 (10.0%)

6 (14.2%)

Self-employed

1 (4.3%)

4 (21.0%)

3 (13.6%)

2 (10.0%)

5 (11.9%)

Student

2 (8.7%

1 (5.2%)

1 (4.5%)

2 (10.0%)

3 (7.1%)

Other

0 (0.0%)

1 (5.2%)

1 (4.5%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (2.3%)

Depression

     

No

18 (78.3%)

12 (63.2%)

16 (72.7%)

14 (70.0%)

30 (71.4%)

Yes

5 (21.7%)

7 (36.8%)

6 (27.3%)

6 (30.0%)

12 (28.6%)

Currently breastfeeding

     

No

20 (86.9%)

15 (78.9%)

17 (77.2%)

18 (90.0%)

35 (83.3%)

Yes

3 (13.1%)

4 (21.2%)

5 (22.8%)

2 (10.0%)

7 (16.7%)