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Table 5 Associations between pain intensity (worst evening pain) gestation week 30 and risk factors measured in early pregnancy (n = 268).

From: Pelvic girdle pain - associations between risk factors in early pregnancy and disability or pain intensity in late pregnancy: a prospective cohort study

 

Crude estimates

Adjusted estimates; model 1

Adjusted estimates; model 2

 

β1 (95% CI2)

p-value

β1 (95% CI2)

p-value

β1 (95% CI2)

p-value

Pain locations

      

No pain

Reference

<0.001

Reference

<0.001

Reference

<0.001

Symphysis pain only

44.2 (27.7, 60.6)

 

40.4 (24.4, 56.5)

 

35.5 (19.7, 51.1)

 

Posterior pain only

23.5 (16.6, 30.3)

 

15.3 (7.8, 22.8)

 

11.8 (4.3, 19.2)

 

Combined symphysis pain and posterior pain

40.5 (26.9, 54.0)

 

26.0 (11.6, 40.4)

 

16.5 (1.8, 31.1)

 

P4 test

      

Negative

Reference

<0.001

Reference

0.07

Reference

0.01

Unilateral positive

16.5 (7.7, 25.2)

 

5.8 (-3.1, 14.8)

 

6.1 (-2.6, 14.7)

 

Bilateral positive

28.6 (19.9, 37.3)

 

15.2 (5.8, 24.6)

 

13.7 (4.5, 22.8)

 

Pain provocation tests (sum)

6.3 (4.5, 8.0)

<0.001

2.3 (0.3, 4.4)

0.03

1.3 (-0.8, 3.3)

0.23

Pain intensity in early pregnancy (worst evening pain)

0.7 (0.5, 0.8)

<0.001

-

-

0.4 (0.2, 0.5)

<0.001

  1. 1Estimated regression coefficients, 2 CI, confidence intervals. P4, Posterior Pelvic Pain Provocation test