Personality traits predict regression of pelvic girdle pain after pregnancy: a longitudinal follow-up study

Table 3 Associations between women’s personality and persistent pelvic girdle pain (PGP)

Domains	Persistent PGP after the pregnancy
	Unadjusted		Adjusted^a
	OR (95%CI)	p value	OR (95%CI)	p value
Agreeableness	0.82 (0.78–0.86)	0.720	0.88 (0.83–0.93)	0.626
Extraversion	0.65 (0.62–0.68)	0.005*	0.79 (0.71–0.87)	0.004*
Conscientiousness	0.78 (0.74–0.82)	0.010*	0.92 (0.87–0.97)	0.021*
Neuroticism	2.12 (2.01–2.23)	0.001*	2.03 (1.92–2.13)	0.002*
Openness to experience	1.39 (1.32–1.46)	0.762	1.23 (1.12–1.34)	0.928

OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval. ^ameans adjusted for demographic variables (income, parity, maternal age, education, no or rare ability to take rest breaks at work and PGP in previous pregnancy. *indicates statistically significant

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