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Table 1 Basic characteristics of participants

From: The association between pregnancy, pelvic girdle pain and health-related quality of life – a comparison of two instruments

 

Study sample n = 283

Without PGP n = 104

With PGP n = 179

Less severe n = 155

Severe n = 24

 

Mean (SD)

    

Age (years)

31.3 (4.2)

31.6 (4.0)

31.2 (4.4)

31.1 (1.1)

31.7 (4.1)

Weight (kg)

66.5 (10.7)

64.5 (10.0)

67.7 (11.1)

67.1 (10.1)

72.0 (16)

Height (cm)

168.7 (6.1)

167.8 (6.3)

169.2 (6.0)

169.5 (5.8)

167.4 (6.8)

Body mass index

23.4 (3.5)

22.9 (3.2)

23.0 (3.7)

23.3 (3.3)

25.6 (5.1)

Education (years)

16.3 (2.6)

16.4 (2.6)

16.0 (2.6)

16.3 82.6)

16.0 (2.9)

Pain intensity

29.6 (30.7)

0 (0)

48 (26)

44 (26)

66 (22)

Disability (DRI)

37.1 (18.9)

26.4 (14.1)

43.3 (18.6)

40.6 (13.3)

60.4 (13.3)

 

n (%)

    

Married/co-habitant

275 (97)

104 (100)

171 (96)

150 (97)

21 (88)

Employed (full time)

240 (85)

91 (88)

150 (84)

132 (85)

18 (75)

Parity 0

167 (59)

70 (67)

96 (54)

87 (56)

9 (38)

 1

92 (33)

27 (26)

66 (37)

53 (34)

13 (54)

 > 1

24 (8)

9 (7)

17 (9)

15 (10)

2 (8)

  1. SD standard deviation, DRI disability rating index (0–100, 100 is worst)