Table 1.
Demographic and clinical features for the treatment and control group at baseline. Given as counts (%) unless otherwise stated
| Treatment group n = 28 |
Control group n = 28 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Age at inclusion (years), mean (SD) | 28.9 (4.5) | 29.9 (4.8) |
| Age ≥ 30 | 13 of 28 (46) | 14 of 28 (50) |
| Primiparous | 16 of 26 (62) | 15 of 27 (56) |
| Education length (years)a, mean (SD) | 14.7 (4.0) | 14.8 (3.1) |
| More than 12 y education baseline | 21 of 27 (78) | 21 of 25 (84) |
| Heavy workload baseline | 6 of 28 (21) | 6 of 28 (21) |
| BMI before pregnancy, mean (SD) | 23.4 (3.1) | 24.2 (4.0) |
| Depressed in pregnancy | 1 of 27 (4) | 1 of 28 (4) |
| Exercise before pregnancy | 5 of 26 (19) | 12 of 27 (44) |
| Exercise in early pregnancy (week 1 to18) | 2 of 27 (7) | 5 of 27 (19) |
| PP one year before pregnancy | 9 of 27 (33) | 4 of 27 (15) |
| PP and LBP in early pregnancy (week 1 to 18) | 22 of 26 (85) | 22 of 27 (82) |
| Sick leave in early pregnancyb (week 1 to 18) | 6 of 28 (21) | 3 of 28 (11) |
SD standard deviation BMI body mass index PP pelvic pain LBP low back pain
an for education length is 27 and 25 for treatment and control group, respectively
bOnly sick leave due to PGP and/or LBP