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Table 5 Low back and pelvic girdle pain

From: The effect of exercise training and motivational counselling on physical activity behaviour and psychosocial factors in pregnant women: secondary analyses of the FitMum randomised controlled trial investigating prenatal physical activity

 

Prior to pregnancy

Inclusion

GA 28 weeks

n = 218

n = 218

n = 180

Low back and pelvic girdle pain

 Daily

11 (5.0%)

43 (19.8%)

78 (43.3%)

 Weekly

29 (13.3%)

58 (26.6%)

64 (35.6%)

 Never

178 (81.7%)

117 (53.7%)

38 (21.1%)

Intensity of pain

 Lowest

0 (0–1)

0 (0–1)

0 (0–1)

 Highest

5 (4–7)

5 (3–7)

6 (4–7)

 On average

2 (2–3)

2 (1–3)

3 (2–4)

  1. Number, percentages (%) and median (IQR) for low back and pelvic girdle pain prior to pregnancy, at inclusion and at GA 28 weeks
  2. GA gestational age in weeks