Table 1 Sample characteristics of participants with diet recall data (n = 365) in the Pregnancy Eating Attributes Study (PEAS)
Demographic characteristic | Mean ± SD or N (%) |
|---|---|
Age at baseline | 30.9 ± 4.6 |
Household size | 3.0 ± 1.2 |
Poverty to income ratio | 3.9 ± 1.9 |
Marital status | |
 Married/living with partner | 315 (92.1) |
 Divorced/widowed/separated/single | 27 (7.9) |
Education | |
 High school graduate or less | 27 (7.9) |
 Some college or associate’s degree | 63 (18.4) |
 Bachelor’s degree | 106 (31.0) |
 Master’s/advanced degree | 146 (42.7) |
Race | |
 White | 262 (75.3) |
 Black | 49 (14.1) |
 Asian | 17 (4.9) |
 Other or multi-race | 20 (5.7) |
Ethnicity | |
 Hispanic or Latino | 26 (7.5) |
 Not Hispanic or Latino | 319 (92.5) |
Parity | |
 Nulliparous | 181 (49.6) |
 Parous | 184 (50.4) |
BMI group at baseline | |
 Normal weight | 186 (51.0) |
 Overweight | 97 (26.6) |
 Obese | 82 (22.5) |
Healthy Eating Index total score | |
 Pregnancy | 57.82±12.49 |
 Postpartum | 58.24±13.53 |