Maternal Obesity Management Using Mobile Technology: A Feasibility Study to Evaluate a Text Messaging Based Complex Intervention during Pregnancy

Table 3

Women’s characteristics in the intervention and comparison groups.

Characteristic	Intervention group	Comparison group
	Mean (SD); Range	Mean (SD); Range
Age (years)	29.1 (5.4); 22.0–38.0	31.7 (5.8); 22.0–43.0
Height (m)	1.6 (0.7); 1.5–1.8	1.7 (0.7); 1.5–1.8
Booking weight kg	99.4 (14.6); 75.0–131.6	107.6 (13.2); 96.0–131.0
Booking BMI	36.6 (4.5); 31.1–45.0	37.0 (5.4); 31.0–46.8
	(%)	(%)
Parity
Nulliparous	5 (35.7)	1 (6.7)
Multiparous	9 (64.3)	14 (93.3)
[Range]	[0–3]	[0–4]
White British	14 (100.0)	15 (100.0)
Marital status
Married	6 (43.3)	5 (33.3)
Cohabiting	7 (50.0)	9 (60.0)
Single	1 (7.0)	2 (13.3)
Employment	11 (78.0)	9 (60.0)
Smokers	4(28.6)	5 (33.3)