Table 1 Demographics of the Study Participants: Low-Income Overweight or Obese Women (N = 740)
From: Perceived stress linking psychosocial factors and depressive symptoms in low-income mothers
Variable | Number (%) or mean (SD) |
|---|---|
Age (years) | 28.06 (5.12) |
Postpartum period (years) | 1.67 (1.26) |
Race | |
 Non-Hispanic Black | 188 (25.4) |
 Non-Hispanic White | 552 (74.6) |
Smoking status | |
 Never smoked | 328 (44.3) |
 Smoked, but quit | 201 (27.2) |
 Current smoker | 211 (28.5) |
Education | |
 High school or less | 266 (30.0) |
 Some college or technical school | 338 (45.7) |
 College graduate or higher | 136 (18.4) |
Employment status | |
 Full-time | 165 (22.3) |
 Part-time | 154 (20.8) |
 Unemployed | 160 (21.6) |
 Homemaker | 180 (24.3) |
 Self-employed | 23 (3.1) |
 Student | 44 (5.6) |
 Other | 14 (1.9) |
Body Mass Index category | |
 Overweight (25.0–29.9 Kg/m2) | 271 (36.6) |
 Obese category 1 (30.0–34.9 Kg/m2) | 269 (36.4) |
 Obese category 2 (35.0–39.9 Kg/m2) | 200 (27.1) |