Research Article

Linking High Risk Postpartum Women with a Technology Enabled Health Coaching Program to Reduce Diabetes Risk and Improve Wellbeing: Program Description, Case Studies, and Recommendations for Community Health Coaching Programs

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of currently enrolled or completed STAR MAMA participants ().

Both study arms (education resources and HIT arm)
() %

Age (in years), mean (SD)30.05 (5.16)
Race/ethnicity, (%)
 Asian or Pacific Islander7 (8.2%)
 Black or African American6 (7.1%)
 White or Caucasian4 (4.7%)
 Latino (a) or Hispanic67 (78.8%)
 Others1 (1.2%)
Children currently in household under 18 years of age, mean (SD)1.68 (1.31)
Born outside US, (%)66 (77.6%)
 If not born in US, total years living in US, mean (SD)10.27 (6.57)
Previously diagnosed with gestational diabetes, (%)72 (86.7%)
 Of those with GDM, diagnosed during this pregnancy, (%)67 (97.1%)
Previously diagnosed with overweight, obese, or unhealthy weight gain, (%)30 (36.1%)
 Of those overweight, obese, or unhealthy weight gain, diagnosed during this pregnancy, (%)10 (71.4%)
Preferred language, (%)
 English32 (37.2%)
 Spanish54 (62.8%)
WIC status, (%)
 Non-WIC66 (76.7%)
 WIC20 (23.3%)