Research Article
Patient Attitudes toward Gestational Weight Gain and Exercise during Pregnancy
Table 1
Demographic information for the 182 women that completed the survey.
| Demographic | |
| Education | | Less than high school diploma | 2 (1.1) | High school diploma | 46 (25.1) | Some college | 40 (21.9) | College graduate | 67 (36.6) | Graduate/Professional degree | 27 (14.8) |
| Race | | White | 170 (93.9) | Black or African American | 3 (1.7) | Asian/Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 2 (1.1) | Latina | 0 (0) | American Indian or Alaska Native | 0 (0) | Other | 0 (0) | Two or more selected | 6 (3.3) |
| Relationship status | | Married | 113 (62.1) | Not married but living together | 53 (29.1) | In relationship, not living together | 8 (4.4) | Not in a relationship | 8 (4.4) |
| Insurance | | None | 9 (5.0) | Private health insurance | 110 (60.8) | Medicaid/Medicare | 35 (19.3) | Military health care | 4 (2.2) | Other source | 19 (10.5) | Two or more selected | 4 (2.2) |
| Patient’s obstetric care provider | | Medical Doctor | 71 (39.7) | Nurse Practitioner | 15 (8.4) | Certified Nurse Midwife | 42 (23.5) | Not sure | 21 (11.7) | Multiple providers | 30 (16.8) |
| Patient’s BMI category | | Underweight | 2 (1.1) | Normal weight | 62 (34.1) | Overweight | 34 (18.7) | Obese | 78 (42.9) | Unknown | 6 (3.3) |
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