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Table 4 Self-rated health

From: Pregnancy-related low back pain and pelvic girdle pain approximately 14 months after pregnancy – pain status, self-rated health and family situation

Self-reported health (SRH)

All subjects

No pain1

Recurrent pain (LBP/PGP)2

Continuous pain (LBP/PGP)3

P-value4

Non-respondents

1 vs. 2

1 vs. 3

2 vs. 3

 

p-value5

Number of subjects (%)

176 (100.0)

34 (19.3)

115 (65.3)

27 (15.3)

   

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Before pregnancy Q1 n (%)

 Very good

62 (35.2)

10 (29.4)

43 (37.4)

9 (33.3)

0.056

0.052

0.284

9 (39.1)

0.820

 Quite good

92 (52.3)

24 (70.6)

56 (48.7)

12 (44.4)

11 (47.8)

 Fair

15 (8.5)

-

11 (9.6)

4 (14.8)

3 (13.0)

 Quite poor

6 (3.4)

-

5 (4.3)

1 (3.7)

-

 Poor

1 (0.6)

-

-

1 (3.7)

-

During pregnancy Q1 n (%)

 Very good

25 (14.2)

6 (17.6)

17 (14.8)

2 (7.4)

0.961

0.099

0.041*

3 (13.0)

0.973

 Quite good

54 (30.7)

12 (35.3)

37 (32.2)

5 (18.5)

8 (34.8)

 Fair

57 (32.4)

10 (29.4)

38 (33.0)

9 (33.3)

8 (34.8)

 Quite poor

27 (15.3)

5 (14.7)

17 (14.8)

5 (18.5)

3 (13.0)

 Poor

13 (7.4)

1 (2.9)

6 (5.2)

6 (22.2)

1 (4.3)

At 6 months post-partum Q2 n (%)

 Very good

31 (17.6)

7 (20.6)

22 (19.1)

2 (7.4)

0.726

0.223

0.050*

6 (25.0)

0.690

 Quite good

82 (46.6)

16 (47.1)

55 (47.8)

11 (40.7)

9 (37.5)

 Fair

48 (27.3)

9 (26.5)

31 (27.0)

8 (29.6)

7 (29.2)

 Quite poor

9 (5.1)

2 (5.9)

3 (2.6)

4 (14.8)

2 (8.3)

 Poor

6 (3.4)

-

4 (3.5)

2 (7.4)

-

 

At 12 months post-partum Q3 n (%)

 Very good

27 (15.4)

7 (20.6)

18 (15.8)

2 (7.4)

0.538

0.166

0.132

  

 Quite good

84 (48.0)

18 (52.9)

56 (49.1)

10 (37.0)

 Fair

50 (28.6)

6 (17.6)

34 (29.8)

10 (37.0)

 Quite poor

12 (6.9)

3 (8.8)

5 (4.4)

4 (14.8)

 Poor

2 (1.1)

-

1 (0.9)

1 (3.7)

  1. Test for difference between groups at Q3 (Pearson’s chi-square).
  2. 1‘No pain’ denotes respondents reporting remission of LBP/PGP at Q3.
  3. 2‘Recurrent pain’ denotes respondents reporting recurrent LBP/PGP at approximately 14 months after pregnancy at Q3.
  4. 3‘Continuous pain’ denotes respondents reporting continuous LBP/PGP at approximately 14 months after pregnancy at Q3.
  5. 4‘No pain’ vs. ‘Recurrent pain’, ‘No pain’ vs. ‘Continuous pain’ and Recurrent pain’ vs. ‘Continuous pain’.
  6. 5Non-respondents vs. respondents.
  7. *Significance test p<0.05.