Postpartum women’s experiences in a randomized controlled trial of a web-based lifestyle intervention following Gestational Diabetes: a qualitative study

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Table 1. Baseline characteristics of intervention participants who completed 12-month interviews.

Characteristic	Intervention n = 26
Age	34.5 (4.7)
Race:
White	17 (65%)
African American	6 (23%)
Asian	3 (12%)
Hispanic/Latina	6 (23%)
Education level attained:
Some or all high school	6 (23%)
Some college	4 (15%)
College graduate	16 (62%)
Very low family income (<$25,000 per year)	7 (27%)
Has a partner	22 (88%)
Primiparous	13 (50%)
C-section	14 (54%)
Breastfeeding	21 (80%)
Depressive Symptoms (EPDS ≥9)	10 (38%)
Pre-pregnancy BMI (kg/m^2)	29.7 (7.0)
Baseline BMI	31.2 (6.4)
Gestational weight gain (kg)	11.6 (8.3)
Weeks postpartum at baseline	6.7 (2.6)

Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation or as n (%).