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Table 1 Distribution of select maternal and infant characteristics, n (%), for the groups in the text message-based intervention acceptability study

From: Acceptability of a text message-based intervention for obesity prevention in infants from Hawai‘i and Puerto Rico WIC

 

Total intervention (n = 102)

Final analysis (n = 80)

Lost to follow-up (n = 22)

p-value

Site

0.068a

 Hawai‘i

52 (51.0)

37 (46.3)

15 (68.2)

 

 Puerto Rico

50 (49.0)

43 (53.8)

7 (31.8)

 

Maternal factors

 Pregravid BMI (mean [SD])

26.6 [6.9]

26.7 [7.1]

26.4 [6.0]

0.873d

 Age (mean [SD])

26.9 [5.3]

27.0 [5.0]

26.5 [6.4]

0.688d

Age group

0.024b*

 18–24 years

42 (41.2)

30 (37.5)

12 (54.6)

 

 25–31 years

38 (37.3)

35 (43.8)

3 (13.6)

 

 32–39 years

22 (21.6)

15 (18.8)

7 (31.8)

 

Racec/ethnicity

 Hispanic

62 (62.0)

52 (65.0)

10 (50.0)

0.216a

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

22 (21.6)

17 (21.3)

5 (22.7)

0.881a

 Asian

22 (21.6)

16 (20.0)

6 (27.3)

0.463a

 American Indian or Alaska Native

5 (4.9)

5 (6.3)

0 (0)

0.582b

 Black or African American

15 (14.7)

14 (17.5)

1 (4.6)

0.181b

 White

34 (33.3)

31 (38.8)

3 (13.6)

0.039b*

Education

0.449b

 Less than college

49 (49.5)

38 (47.5)

11 (57.9)

 

 Some college

22 (22.2)

20 (25.0)

2 (10.5)

 

 College degree or higher

28 (28.3)

22 (27.5)

6 (31.6)

 

Parity

0.126b

 1

41 (40.2)

28 (35.0)

13 (59.1)

 

 2

36 (35.3)

32 (40.0)

4 (18.2)

 

 3

15 (14.7)

11 (13.8)

4 (18.2)

 

 4 or more

10 (9.8)

9 (11.3)

1 (4.6)

 

Use of prenatal vitamins

97 (95.1)

78 (97.5)

19 (86.4)

0.066b

Pregnancy complications

43 (42.2)

32 (40.0)

11 (50.0)

0.400a

Took vitamins while breastfeeding

58 (56.9)

47 (58.8)

11 (50.0)

0.463a

Gestational age (weeks; mean [SD])

39.0 [1.1]

39.1 [1.1]

38.8 [1.1]

0.426d

Gestational weight gain (lb; mean [SD])

27.7 [11.2]

27.6 [11.1]

28.5 [12.1]

0.749d

Infant factors

 Male

51 (50.0)

39 (48.8)

12 (54.6)

0.630a

 Female

51 (50.0)

41 (51.3)

10 (45.5)

 

Up-to-date with vaccinations

87 (85.3)

68 (85.0)

19 (86.4)

1.00b

  1. Note: Column percentages; p-value represents final analysis vs lost to follow-up;
  2. *p < 0.05; aAnalysis by Chi-square test; bAnalysis by Fisher’s exact test; cIncludes all races for mixed participants; dAnalysis by t-test, pooled