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. 2023 May 2;23:311. doi: 10.1186/s12884-023-05639-w

Table 1.

Anthropometric data and clinical features of the respondents to the survey

PLO Control p value
n 27 43
Age (years)- mean (SD) 36.2 (4.7) 38.8 (4.3)
Smoking before pregnancy 5 (19%) 3 (7%) 0.245
Menstrual irregularities 9 (33%) 19 (44%) 0.455
Physical activity
 Before pregnancy 13 (48%) 31 (72%) 0.074
  Before pregnancy ≥2 hours/week 10 (37%) 29 (67%) 0.015
 During pregnancy 8 (30%) 22 (51%) 0.088
  During pregnancy ≥2 hours/week 7 (11%) 19 (44%) 0.003
Calcium supplementation during pregnancy 2 (7%) 13 (30%) 0.034
Vitamin D3 supplementation during pregnancy 5 (19%) 17 (40%) 0.111
Enoxaparin use 7 (26%) 2 (7%) 0.038
Steroid use 2 (7%) 5 (12%) 0.698
Osteoporosis in family 9 (33%) 14 (33%) 1
Fracture in family 1 (4%) 4 (9%) 0.642
Lactation 29 (96%) 37 (86%) 0.236
Dietary calcium intake (mg), mean (SD) 486 (291) 393 (220) 0.17

The data are presented as number, unless stated otherwise

PLO pregnancy- and lactation-induced osteoporosis, SD standard deviation