Table 1 Characteristics of the study population according to psychological acculturation status;proyecto buena balud, Western Massachusetts, 2006-2011
From: Acculturation and gestational weight gain in a predominantly puerto rican population
Total population | Low acculturation | Mid acculturation | High acculturation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n=952) | PAS <2.2 | PAS 2.2-2.8 | PAS ≥2.8 | |||||
N | % | (n=305) | (n=325) | (n=322) | ||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | |||
Socio-demographic Variables | ||||||||
Age (mean, SD) | 22.7 | 4.9 | 22.9 | 5.2 | 22.3 | 4.6 | 22.8 | 4.9 |
Education | ||||||||
Less than high school | 445 | 46.8 | 149 | 48.9 | 155 | 47.8 | 141 | 43.9 |
High school, trade/technical school | 322 | 33.9 | 108 | 35.4 | 107 | 33.0 | 107 | 33.3 |
Some college/college graduate/graduate | 183 | 19.3 | 48 | 15.7 | 62 | 19.4 | 73 | 22.7 |
Acculturation Variables | ||||||||
Psychological Acculturation Scale (PAS) (mean, SD) | 2.4 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 0.3 |
Birthplace** | ||||||||
PR/DR born | 427 | 45.6 | 186.0 | 63.5 | 147 | 46.8 | 88 | 27.7 |
U.S. born | 509 | 54.4 | 107.0 | 36.5 | 167 | 53.2 | 230 | 72.3 |
Spoken language preference** | ||||||||
Spanish | 214 | 23.6 | 139 | 46.8 | 60 | 20.0 | 15 | 5.0 |
English | 687 | 75.9 | 155 | 52.2 | 244 | 80.0 | 288 | 95.0 |
Generation** | ||||||||
Born in PR/DR | 421 | 45.7 | 186 | 63.5 | 147 | 47.0 | 88 | 27.9 |
At least one parent born in PR/DR | 452 | 49.1 | 100 | 34.1 | 150 | 48.1 | 202 | 63.9 |
Grandparents born in PR/DR | 48 | 5.2 | 7 | 2.4 | 15.0 | 4.8 | 26 | 8.2 |
Medical Variables | ||||||||
Parity | ||||||||
0 | 407 | 42.8 | 124 | 40.8 | 144 | 44.3 | 139 | 43.3 |
1 | 301 | 31.7 | 105 | 34.5 | 104 | 32.0 | 92 | 28.7 |
≥2 | 242 | 25.5 | 75 | 24.7 | 77 | 23.7 | 90 | 28.0 |
BMI Categories (kg/m2) | ||||||||
Underweight <18.5 | 66 | 7.0 | 14 | 4.6 | 27 | 8.3 | 25 | 7.8 |
Normal weight 18.5-25 | 484 | 51.0 | 150 | 49.3 | 164 | 50.5 | 170 | 53.0 |
Overweight 25-30 | 195 | 20.5 | 73 | 24.0 | 62 | 19.1 | 60 | 18.7 |
Obese ≥ 30 | 205 | 21.6 | 67 | 22.0 | 72 | 22.2 | 66 | 20.6 |
Behavioral Variables | ||||||||
Smoked during pregnancy | 106 | 12.9 | 33 | 12.2 | 37 | 13.0 | 36 | 13.5 |
Perceived Stress Scale (mean, SD) | 26.0 | 7.0 | 26.8 | 6.9 | 25.5 | 6.7 | 25.6 | 7.6 |
Total Physical activity (MET [Metabolic Equivalents]/wk.) | 36.1 | 24.6 | 36.4 | 28.6 | 34.5 | 24.0 | 37.3 | 20.6 |