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Table 2 Participant characteristics and EHE lessons completed before and during the study by trial arm

From: Outcomes of a randomized controlled trial of nutrition education to promote farmers’ market fruit and vegetable purchases and consumption among women enrolled in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

 

Trial arm

 
 

WFS

WFSV

EHE

EHEV

Total

Age, mean (SD)

28.83 (7.31)

29.25 (6.44)

28.89 (6.56)

28.91 (7.03)

28.97 (6.83)

Pregnancy status

 Not pregnant

162 (91%)

145 (75%)

151 (88%)

157 (78%)

615 (83%)

 Pregnant

16 (9%)

48 (25%)

21 (12%)

44 (22%)

129 (17%)

Breastfeeding status

 Not breastfeeding

149 (84%)

139 (72%)

147 (85%)

150 (75%)

585 (79%)

 Breastfeeding

29 (16%)

54 (28%)

25 (15%)

51 (25%)

159 (21%)

Race/ethnicity

 African American

59 (34%)

47 (25%)

47 (28%)

68 (34%)

221 (30%)

 Hispanic

103 (59%)

124 (64%)

99 (57%)

110 (55%)

436 (59%)

 White or other

9 (5%)

17 (9%)

22 (13%)

18 (9%)

66 (9%)

 Two or more races

4 (2%)

3 (2%)

3 (2%)

4 (2%)

14 (2%)

US-born

 No

73 (41%)

81 (42%)

60 (35%)

84 (42%)

298 (40%)

 Yes

105 (59%)

112 (58%)

112 (65%)

117 (58%)

446 (60%)

Preferred language

 English

126 (70%)

131 (68%)

130 (76%)

138 (69%)

525 (71%)

 Spanish

49 (28%)

62 (32%)

41 (23%)

59 (29%)

211 (28%)

 Other

3 (2%)

--

1 (1%)

4 (2%)

8 (1%)

Marital status

 Married

36 (20%)

48 (25%)

44 (26%)

43 (21%)

171 (23%)

 Separated

15 (8%)

23 (12%)

21 (12%)

23 (11%)

82 (11%)

 Widowed

--

--

--

1 (1%)

1 (1%)

 Never married

81 (46%)

81 (42%)

65 (37%)

82 (41%)

309 (41%)

 Divorced

14 (8%)

6 (3%)

10 (6%)

5 (3%)

35 (5%)

 Living with partner

32 (18%)

35 (18%)

32 (19%)

47 (23%)

146 (19%)

Educational attainment

 Less than high school education

33 (19%)

35 (18%)

31 (18%)

36 (18%)

135 (18%)

 High school diploma or equivalent

59 (33%)

59 (31%)

57 (33%)

64 (32%)

239 (32%)

 More than a high school education

86 (48%)

99 (51%)

84 (49%)

101 (50%)

370 (50%)

Educational attainment of spouse or partner

 Less than high school education

25 (18%)

30 (21%)

34 (26%)

29 (18%)

118 (21%)

 High school diploma or equivalent

67 (49%)

59 (42%)

55 (42%)

90 (55%)

271 (47%)

 More than a high school education

45 (33%)

53 (37%)

42 (32%)

45 (27%)

185 (32%)

 Number of children in household under 19 years of age, mean (SD)

2.04 (1.29)

2.21 (1.22)

2.06 (1.38)

2.19 (1.20)

2.13 (1.27)

 Number of other adults in household, mean (SD)

1.15 (1.08)

.98 (1.05)

1.19 (1.11)

1.19 (.99)

1.12 (1.06)

Employment status

 Employed

76 (43%)

64 (33%)

76 (44%)

70 (35%)

286 (38%)

 Unemployed

102 (57%)

129 (67%)

96 (56%)

130 (65%)

457 (62%)

Receiving assistance other than WIC

 No

48 (27%)

54 (28%)

69 (40%)

55 (27%)

226 (30%)

 Yes

130 (73%)

139 (72%)

103 (60%)

146 (73%)

518 (70%)

Food insecure

 No

69 (39%)

96 (50%)

80 (47%)

92 (46%)

337 (45%)

 Yes

109 (61%)

97 (50%)

92 (53%)

109 (54%)

407 (55%)

 Social desirability trait, mean (SD)

7.94 (1.69)

7.74 (1.59)

7.66 (1.69)

7.66 (1.70)

7.74 (1.66)

Previously completed EHE lesson

 No

160 (90%)

162 (84%)

156 (91%)

175 (87%)

653 (88%)

 Yes

18 (10%)

31 (16%)

16 (9%)

26 (13%)

91 (12%)

EHE lesson completed during trial

 FV

  

59 (35%)

48 (24%)

107 (29%)

 Breastfeeding

  

28 (16%)

54 (27%)

82 (22%)

 Being active

  

33 (19%)

34 (17%)

67 (18%)

 Oral health

  

16 (10%)

22 (10%)

38 (10%)

 Cholesterol

  

12 (7%)

16 (8%)

28 (8%)

 Iron

  

11 (6%)

17 (9%)

28 (8%)

 Calcium

  

12 (7%)

10 (5%)

22 (5%)

  1. WIC indicates the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children; WFS WIC Fresh Start, WFSV WIC Fresh Start plus Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program vouchers; EHE online existing health education, EHEV online existing health education plus Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program vouchers. All values are reported as n (%) unless otherwise noted