Table 3.
Comparing highest level of pain at Q1, Q2 and Q3 using women with ‘no pain’ at Q3 as the reference group
| |
Recurrent pain Q3 |
Continuous pain Q3 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest level of pain | n | Median a | IR b | p -value MW-test | n | Median a | IR b | p -value MW-test | p -value c KW-test |
| Q1: During pregnancy |
111 |
6.3 |
2.5 |
0.711 |
27 |
7.8 |
2.9 |
0.008* |
0.007** |
| Q2: During the past 6 months |
114 |
6.0 |
3.5 |
0.058 |
27 |
8.3 |
2.7 |
<0.001* |
<0.001** |
| Q2: Past week |
114 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
0.333 |
27 |
7.1 |
4.8 |
<0.001* |
<0.001** |
| Q3: During the past 6 months |
114 |
5.3 |
4.0 |
<0.001* |
27 |
7.5 |
2.6 |
<0.001* |
<0.001** |
| Q3: Past week | 114 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 0.027* | 27 | 6.6 | 2.9 | 0.005* | <0.001** |
aMedian Mann–Whitney U test. bIR = Interquartile Range. cKruskal-Wallis p-value. *Significant result p<0.05 using Mann–Whitney U test.
**Significant result p<0.05 using Kruskal-Wallis test.