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Table 1 Characteristics of pregnant women included in the study (n = 1284)

From: Prevalence and severity of low back- and pelvic girdle pain in pregnant Nepalese women

Variables

Value

Age, years, mean (SD)

25 (4)

Gestational week, mean (SD)a

24 (10)

Number of pregnancies, median (iqr)

2 (1–2)

Parity, n (%)

 0

751 (58)

 1

461 (36)

 ≥ 2

72 (6)

Body mass index, kg/m2, mean (SD)b

25 (4)

Marital status, n (%)

 Living with husband

1161 (90)

 Husband works away from home

121 (10)

 Divorce

2 (0)

Husband residing abroad, n (%)

85 (7)

Type of family, n (%)

 Nuclear (husband and children)

593 (46)

 Joint (parents-in-law, husband, and children)

645 (50)

 Extended (grandparents, parents-in-law, husband, and children)

46 (4)

Number of family members, mean (SD)

5 (3)

Ethnicity, n (%)

 Brahmin

244 (19)

 Chhetri

231 (18)

 Newar

283 (22)

 Tamang

267 (21)

 Magar

54 (4)

 Dalit

74 (6)

 Others

131 (10)

Participant’s education, years, n (%)

 No education

113 (9)

 Primary (≤ 5)

148 (11)

 Lower secondary (6–8)

174 (13)

 Secondary (9–10)

303 (24)

 Higher secondary (11–12)

341 (27)

 Bachelor and above (≥ 13)

205 (16)

Husbands education, years, n (%)

 No education

60 (5)

 Primary (≤ 5)

131 (10)

 Lower secondary (6–8)

195 (15)

 Secondary (9–10)

330 (26)

 Higher secondary (11–12)

338 (26)

 Bachelor and above (≥ 13)

230 (18)

Women with monthly income, USD, n (%)

 No income

1100 (86)

 < 76

55 (4)

 76–153

72 (6)

 > 153

57 (4)

Husband with monthly income, USD, n (%)

 No income

862 (67)

 < 76

24 (2)

 76–153

150 (12)

 > 153

248 (19)

Occupation, n (%)

 Housewife

1160 (90)

 Agriculture

54 (4)

 Business (owns a shop, cattle rearing etc.)

114 (9)

 Employed (government and private)

124 (10)

 Others (labor, student)

26 (2)

Household work, n (%)

 Washing, cleaning, cooking

1284 (100)

 Child care

451 (35)

 Animal care

207 (16)

 Fetching water

463 (36)

Field work, n (%)

195 (15)

Waking hours in a day, mean (SD)

15 (2)

Rest taken during work, n (%)

436 (34)

LBP and/or PGP in past 4 weeks, n (%)

432 (34)

POP-SS, median (iqr)

0 (0–3)

ICIQ-UI SF, median (iqr)

0 (0–0)

EDS-5, median (iqr)

2 (0–4)

  1. SD Standard deviation; Interquartile range (iqr; percentiles 25th – 75th), USD United States dollar, LBP Low back pain, PGP Pelvic girdle pain, POP-SS Pelvic organ prolapse symptom score, ICIQ-UI SF International consultation on incontinence questionnaire- urinary incontinence short form, EDS-5 Edinburgh depression scale 5-item version
  2. amissing number: 15
  3. bmissing number: 7