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Table 1 Baseline Characteristics by Study Arm

From: Randomized trial examining the effect of exercise and wellness interventions on preventing postpartum depression and perceived stress

Demographic Variable

Total

(N = 450)

Exercise

(n = 150)

Wellness

(n = 150)

Usual Care

(n = 150)

Age, mean (SD), y

30.74 (5.14)

31.03 (4.68)

31.44 (5.29)

29.77 (5.32)

Race, n (%)

 Caucasian

327 (72.7)

118 (78.7)

103 (68.7)

106 (70.7)

 African-American

53 (11.8)

10 (6.7)

21 (14.0)

22 (14.7)

 Other

78 (15.5)

22 (14.7)

26 (17.3)

22 (14.7)

Marital Status, n (%)

 Married

322 (75.2)

113 (78.5)

116 (79.5)

93 (67.4)

 Single

90 (21.0)

26 (18.1)

26 (17.8)

38 (27.5)

 Divorced

13 (3.0)

4 (2.8)

4 (2.7)

5 (3.6)

 Separated

3 (0.7)

1 (0.7)

0

2 (1.4)

Education Level, n (%)

 Less than high school graduate

7.1 (1.6)

0 (0)

2 (1.4)

5 (3.6)

 High school graduate

25 (5.8)

5 (3.5)

10 (6.8)

10 (7.2)

 Some college

93 (21.7)

31 (21.5)

27 (18.5)

35 (25.4)

 College graduate

181 (42.3)

64 (44.4)

64 (44.5)

52 (37.7)

 Post-graduate work

122 (28.5)

44 (30.6)

42 (22.8)

36 (26.1)

Household Income, n (%)

 Under 10,000

27 (6.3)

3 (2.1)

6 (4.1)

18 (13.0)

 Between $10,000 and 19,999

24 (5.6)

3 (2.1)

12 (8.2)

9 (6.5)

 Between $20,000 and 29,999

36 (8.4)

17 (11.8)

9 (6.2)

10 (7.2)

 Between $30,000 and 39,999

42 (9.8)

16 (11.1)

15 (10.3)

11 (8.0)

 Between $40,000 and 50,000

46 (10.7)

14 (9.7)

12 (8.2)

20 (14.5)

 Over $50,000

238 (55.6)

85 (59.0)

89 (61.0)

64 (46.4)

 Don’t know/refuse

15 (3.5)

6 (4.2)

3(2.1)

4.77 (2.35)

 First Biological Child, n (%)

136 (32.0)

47 (33.1)

41 (28.3)

48 (34.8)