Table 1.
Percentage of patients with the various baseline demographic factors
| Baseline variable | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Previous Pregnancy number |
None = 51.3% |
1 = 35.4% |
2 = 12.4% |
3 = 0.9% |
| (N = 59) |
(N = 41) |
(N = 14) |
(N = 1) |
|
|
Chronicity LBP |
0-4 Weeks = 58.3% |
4-12 Weeks = 30.4% |
More than 12 Weeks = 11.3% |
|
| (N = 67) |
(N = 35) |
(N = 13) |
||
|
History of LBP |
No = 46% |
Yes = 54% |
|
|
| (N = 53) |
(N = 62) |
|||
|
Number of Prior LBP episodes |
None = 36.5% |
1 – 3 = 27.0% |
4 or more = 36.5% |
|
| (N = 42) |
(N = 31) |
(N = 42) |
||
|
LBP during previous pregnancy |
No previous pregnancy = 53.0% |
Yes = 27.0% |
No = 20.0% |
|
| (N = 61) |
N = 31) |
(N = 23) |
||
|
Location of LBP |
LBP only = 32.2% |
Pelvic pain only = 31.3% |
Combination = 35.7% |
|
| (N = 37) |
(N = 36) |
(N = 41) |
||
|
Work Status |
Working = 71.3% |
Off due to LBP = 10.4% |
Not working = 18.3% |
|
| (N = 82) |
(N = 12) |
(N = 21) |
||
|
Smoker |
No = 96.5% |
Yes = 3.5% |
|
|
| (N = 111) |
(N = 4) |
|||
|
Exercise |
Regular = 58.5% |
Occasional = 18.4% |
None = 22.8% |
|
| (N = 68) |
(N = 21) |
(N = 26) |
||
| Gestational Week Category | 1st Trimester = 5.3% |
2nd Trimester = 41.6% |
3rd Trimester = 53.1% |
|
| N = 6) | (N = 48) | (N = 61) |
LBP low back pain, N number or patients.