Table 2.
Number of Women Classified With Normal, Mild, Moderate, and Severe Diastasis Recti Abdominis (DRA)
| DRA Level of Severity | No. (%) of Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 wk Postpartum (n = 175) | 6 mo Postpartum (n = 160)a | 12 mo Postpartum (n = 155)b | ||||
| Exercise Group (n = 87) | Control Group (n = 88) | Exercise Group (n = 75) | Control Group (n = 85) | Exercise Group (n = 74) | Control Group (n = 81) | |
| None (normal) | 39 (44.8) | 40 (45.5) | 44 (58.7) | 47 (55.3) | 45 (60.8) | 49 (60.5) |
| Mild | 44 (50.6) | 47 (53.4) | 28 (37.3) | 38 (44.7) | 29 (39.2) | 30 (37.0) |
| Moderate | 4 (4.6) | 1 (1.1) | 3 (4.0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2c (2.5) |
| Severe | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
aData were missing for 15 women (12 in the exercise group and 3 in the control group) (valid percentages are reported).
bData were missing for 20 women (13 in the exercise group and 7 in the control group) (valid percentages are reported).
cNew pregnancy.