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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Changes in self-reported and accelerometer-measured physical activity among pregnant TRICARE Beneficiaries

 

Active-Duty (n = 204)

Other TRICARE Beneficiary (n = 226)

 

Overall (N = 430)

N (%)

N (%)

p

N (%)

Race

  

0.001

 

 Black or African American

43 (21.1%)

21 (9.3%)

 

64 (14.9%)

 White

134 (65.7%)

158 (69.9%)

 

292 (67.9%)

 Other racial groups

27 (13.2%)

47 (20.8%)

 

74 (17.2%)

Body Mass Index (BMI)

  

0.001

 

 Healthy

65 (31.9%)

76 (33.6%)

 

141 (32.8%)

 Overweight

98 (48.0%)

74 (32.7%)

 

172 (40.0%)

 Obese

41 (20.1%)

76 (33.6%)

 

117 (27.2%)

Previous Live Birth

  

0.03

 

 Yes

102 (50.0%)

137 (60.6%)

 

239 (55.6%)

 No

102 (50.0%)

89 (39.4%)

 

191 (44.4%)

Intervention Assignment

  

0.49

 

 GWG-only/GWG + PPWL

140 (68.6%)

148 (65.5%)

 

288 (67%)

 PPWL only

64 (31.4%)

78 (34.5%)

 

142 (33%)

Baseline Physical Activity

 150 + min moderate activity – Self- Report

172 (85.2%)

203 (90.2%)

0.11

375 (87.8%)

 150 + min moderate activity – Accelerometer

131 (99.2%)

130 (96.3%)

0.21

261 (97.8%)

32 Weeks Physical Activity

 150 + min moderate activity – Self- Report

163 (91.6%)

182 (92.4%)

0.77

345 (92%)

 150 + min moderate activity – Accelerometer

89 (98.9%)

90 (94.7%)

0.21

179 (96.8%)

Age (M (SD))

30.6 (5.2)

30.7 (4.5)

0.89

30.6 (4.9)

  1. M Mean, SD Standard deviation; GWG Gestational weight gain, PPWL Post-partum weight loss. a = Denominators do not reflect the total Ns listed, but rather the number of participants with complete data