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. 2017 Oct 16;18:416. doi: 10.1186/s12891-017-1776-x

Table 2.

Activity related to low back pain

Weeks of pregnancy Activity Number of people [Percentage (%)]
Number of women with LBP = 150
12 Crouching 6 [4.0]
Lifting heavy objects 2 [1.3]
Picking child up 4 [2.7]
Sitting up 15 [10.0]
Standing up from chair 17 [11.3]
Tossing and turning 14 [9.3]
Walking 5 [3.3]
Others 6 [4.0]
No answer 84 [56.0]
Number of women with LBP = 183
24 Crouching 10 [5.5]
Lying down 6 [3.3]
Picking child up 3 [1.6]
Piggyback 2 [1.1]
Sitting up 26 [14.2]
Standing up from chair 27 [14.8]
Tossing and turning 18 [9.8]
Walking 11 [6.0]
Washing dishes 2 [1.1]
Others 4 [2.2]
No answer 79 [43.2]
Number of women with LBP = 188
30 Crouching 7 [3.7]
Lying down 2 [1.1]
Picking child up 2 [1.1]
Sitting up 30 [16.0]
Standing up from chair 27 [14.4]
Tossing and turning 23 [12.2]
Walking 9 [4.8]
Others 4 [2.1]
No answer 89 [47.3]
Number of women with LBP = 180
36 Crouching 5 [2.8]
Driving 4 [2.2]
Hanging out the washing 2 [1.1]
Lying down 4 [2.2]
Picking child up 5 [2.8]
Piggyback 2 [1.1]
Sitting up 25 [13.9]
Standing up from chair 26 [14.4]
Tossing and turning 37 [20.6]
Walking 16 [8.9]
Others 1 [0.6]
No answer 56 [31.1]

LBP low back pain