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Table 2 Oswestry disability index items

From: The association between pelvic girdle pain and sick leave during pregnancy; a retrospective study of a Norwegian population

 

Sick leave for PGP

No sick leave

Sick leave for other reason

Total

N = 190

N = 96

N = 154

N = 440

ODI item

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

E.S.a

Mean (SD)

E.S.a

Mean (SD)

Pain intensity

2.76 (0.86)

1.67 (1.13)

1.142

1.81 (0.99)

1.024

2.19 (1.09)

Personal care

1.23 (1.40)

0.59 (0.97)

0.591

0.53 (0.98)

0.655

0.85 (1.10)

Lifting

2.18 (1.19)

0.95 (1.12)

1.056

1.30 (1.16)

0.751

1.60 (1.27)

Walking

1.63 (0.99)

0.65 (0.94)

1.007

0.85 (1.05)

0.762

1.15 (1.09)

Sitting

1.68 (0.96)

0.80 (0.98)

0.905

1.07 (1.11)

0.589

1.28 (1.08)

Standing

2.44 (1.24)

1.17 (1.28)

1.018

1.48 (1.27)

0.769

1.83 (1.37)

Sleeping

1.67 (1.02)

0.82 (0.88)

0.872

1.04 (0.88)

0.657

1.26 (1.01)

Sex

1.75 (1.50)

0.76 (1.19)

0.707

0.76 (1.30)

0.701

1.18 (1.45)

Social function

1.89 (1.26)

0.83 (1.17)

0.862

0.79 (1.14)

0.911

1.27 (1.31)

Travelling

1.63 (1.26)

0.61 (1.00)

0.860

0.82 (1.11)

0.680

1.12 (1.24)

  1. E.S.: Effect size (Cohen’s d. >0.8 is considered large)
  2. aAll differences of means statistically significant assuming a Bonferroni corrected alpha of p < .005