Table 1 Descriptive information of the study group
No paina | Recurrent painb | Continuous painc | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 34 | N = 115 | N = 27 | N = 176 | |
BMI at Q3, mean (SD) | 26.23 (4.3) | 25.40 (4.8) | 24.22 (3.7) | 25.37 (4.6) |
Pre-pregnancy Q1 (SD) | 26.30 (4.9) | 25.13 (4.7) | 24.33 (4.2) | 25.24 (4.7) |
< 18.50, n (%) | 1 (2.9) | 4 (3.5) | - | 5 (2.9) |
18.50–24.99, n (%) | 13 (38.2) | 60 (53.1) | 16 (59.3) | 89 (51.1) |
≥ 25.00, n (%) | 15 (44.1) | 33 (29.2) | 8 (29.6) | 56 (32.2) |
≥ 30.00, n (%) | 5 (14.7) | 16 (14.2) | 3 (11.1) | 24 (13.8) |
End-pregnancy Q1 (SD) | 32.12 (5.3) | 30.38 (4.8) | 30.15 (4.5) | 30.68 (4.9) |
Underweight, n (%) | - | - | - | - |
Normal range, n (%) | 3 (8.8) | 14 (12.4) | 2 (7.4) | 19 (10.9) |
Overweight, n (%) | 7 (20.6) | 41 (36.3) | 12 (44.4) | 60 (34.5) |
Obesity, n (%) | 24 (70.6) | 58 (51.3) | 13 (48.1) | 95 (54.6) |
At 6 month post-partum Q2 (SD) | 26.57 (4.7) | 25.37 (4.49) | 24.98 (3.9) | 25.54 (4.4) |
< 18.50 (underweight), n (%) | 1 (3.0) | 3 (2.8) | - | 4 (2.4) |
18.50–24.99 (normal range), n (%) | 11 (33.3) | 56 (51.4) | 15 (55.6) | 82 (48.5) |
≥ 25.00 (overweight), n (%) | 16 (48.5) | 35 (32.1) | 8 (29.6) | 59 (34.9) |
≥ 30.00 (obesity), n (%) | 5 (15.2) | 15 (13.8) | 4 (14.8) | 24 (14.2) |
At 14 months post-partum Q3 (SD) | 26.23 (4.3) | 25.40 (4.8) | 24.22 (3.7) | 25.37 (4.5) |
< 18.50 (underweight), n (%) | 1 (3.1) | 2 (1.8) | - | 3 (1.8) |
18.50–24.99 (normal range), n (%) | 10 (31.3) | 58 (52.3) | 19 (70.4) | 87 (51.2) |
≥ 25.00 (overweight), n (%) | 16 (50.0) | 34 (30.6) | 6 (22.2) | 56 (32.9) |
≥ 30.00 (obesity), n (%) | 5 (15.6) | 17 (15.3) | 2 (7.4) | 24 (14.1) |
Employment status Q1 | ||||
Gainfully employed | 24 (70.6) | 77 (68.1) | 19 (70.4) | 120 (69.0) |
Student | 4 (11.8) | 10 (8.8) | 1 (3.7) | 15 (8.6) |
Maternity leave | 3 (8.8) | 11 (9.7) | 3 (11.1) | 17 (9.8) |
Unemployed | 1 (2.9) | 3 (2.7) | - | 4 (2.3) |
On sick-leave | 2 (5.9) | 12 (10.6) | 4 (14.8) | 18 (10.3) |
Work description Q1 | ||||
Mainly sitting | 8 (23.5) | 16 (14.0) | 6 (33.3) | 30 (17.2) |
Physical active | 18 (52.9) | 58 (50.9) | 10 (38.5) | 89 (49.4) |
Alternate sitting/physically active | 8 (23.5) | 40 (35.1) | 10 (38.5) | 58 (33.3) |
Physically challenging | 8 (24.2) | 38 (33.9) | 8 (33.3) | 54 (32.0) |
Physically easy | 13 (39.4) | 33 (29.5) | 6 (25.0) | 52 (30.8) |
Alternate physically challenging/easy | 12 (36.4) | 41 (36.6) | 10 (41.7) | 63 (37.3) |
Mentally challenging | 5 (16.7) | 35 (32.1) | 8 (32.0) | 48 (29.3) |
Mentally not challenging | 11 (36.7) | 17 (15.6) | 4 (16.0) | 32 (19.5) |
Alternate mentally challenging/not challenging | 14 (46.7) | 57 (52.3) | 13 (52.0) | 84 (51.2) |
Intellectually stimulating | 14 (42.4) | 56 (50.5) | 8 (33.3) | 78 (46.4) |
Intellectually not stimulating | 5 (15.2) | 10 (9.0) | 4 (16.7) | 19 (11.3) |
Alternate intellectually stimulating/not stimulating | 14 (42.4) | 45 (40.5) | 12 (50.0) | 71 (42.3) |
Hypermobility diagnosis Q1 | ||||
Yes | 7 (20.6) | 23 (20.5) | 9 (33.3) | 39 (22.5) |
No | 27 (79.4) | 89 (79.5) | 18 (66.7) | 134 (77.5) |
Number of visits to healthcare providers the past 6 months at Q3, median (IQR) | ||||
Acupuncture | - | 4 (4–4) | 1 (1–1) | 2.5 (1–2.5) |
Chiropractic | - | 5 (2–5) | 1 (0–1) | 2 (1–6) |
Medical doctor | - | 1 (1–1.25) | 2 (1–2.5) | 1 (1–2) |
Naprapathy | - | 3 (1–3) | 5.5 (3–5.5) | 3 (2–6.5) |
Physiotherapy | - | 3 (1–5.25) | 7 (1–12) | 3 (1–7.5) |
Other (including visits to midwife) | - | 2 (1–2) | 1 (1–1) | 1 (1–2.5) |