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Table 2 Sick leave and degree of sick leave due to PLBP/PGP at Q1, Q2 and Q3 with 95 % confidence intervals. Test for difference between respondents and non-respondents (Pearson's Chi test)

From: Sick leave and healthcare utilisation in women reporting pregnancy related low back pain and/or pelvic girdle pain at 14 months postpartum

 

No paina

Recurrent painb

Continuous painc

Non-respondents

 

Number of subjects

95 % CIe

Number of subjects

95 % CIe

Number of subjects

95 % CIe

Number of subjects

p-valued

 

34

 

115

 

27

 

24

 

Sick leave Q1, N (%)

 Yes

16 (72.7)

1.07–1.47

61 (67.8)

1.22–1.42

22 (84.6)

1.01–1.30

10 (58.8)

0.271

 No

6 (27.3)

29 (32.2)

4 (15.4)

7 (41.2)

Sick leave Q2, N (%)

 Yes

2 (5.9)

1.86–2.02

5 (4.4)

1.92–1.99

6 (22.2)

1.61–1.95

1 (4.2)

0.554

 No

32 (94.1)

108 (94.7)

21 (77.8)

23 (95.8)

Sick leave Q3, N (%)

 Yes

-

-

6 (5.3)

1.91–1.99

5 (18.5)

1.66–1.97

-

-

 No

3 (8.8)

108 (94.7)

22 (81.5)

-

Degree of sick leave Q1, N (%)

 Full-time

8 (47.1)

1.29–2.01

50 (73.5)

1.20–1.51

19 (82.6)

1.00–1.61

10 (90.9)

0.276

 Part-time

7 (41.2)

12 (17.6)

1 (4.3)

-

 Both full- and part-time sick leave

2 (11.8)

6 (8.8)

3 (13.0)

1 (9.1)

Degree of sick leave Q2, N (%)

 Full-time

2 (100)

-

4 (80.0)

0.64–1.76

6 (100)

-

1 (100.0)

0.773

 Part-time

-

1 (20.0)

-

 

Degree of sick leave Q3, N (%)

 Full-time

-

-

4 (66.7)

0.79–1.88

3 (60.0)

0.72–2.08

-

-

 Part-time

-

2 (33.3)

2 (40.0)

-

  1. a‘No pain’ denotes respondents reporting remission of LBP/PGP at Q3
  2. b‘Recurrent pain’ denotes respondents reporting recurrent LBP/PGP at approximately 14 months after pregnancy at Q3
  3. c‘Continuous pain’ denotes respondents reporting continuous LBP/PGP at approximately 14 months after pregnancy at Q3
  4. dRespondents vs.non- respondents at Q3
  5. e95 % confidence interval (CI) regarding sick leave yes/no and degree of sick leave at Q1, Q2 and Q3
  6. Significance test p < 0.05