Prevalence and predictors of persistent pelvic girdle pain 12 years postpartum

Table 3 Odds ratios of reporting pain 12 years postpartum using multivariate logistic regression

Pain or no pain 12 years postpartum	No pain	Pain	Multivariate OR for pain at Q4	95% CI¹	p-value*
	n = 174	n = 119
Days with PPGP^a the past 12 months
< 30 days	67 (83.8)	21 (17.9)	1
≥ 30 days	13 (16.3)	96 (82.1)	23.08	9.10–58.53	<0.0001
Sciatica
No	34 (42.5)	83 (71.6)	1
Yes	26.4 (57.5)	33 (28.4)	2.31	0.93–5.73	0.07
Neck or thoracic pain the past 12 months
No	48 (59.3)	43 (36.8)	1
Yes	33 (40.7)	74 (63.2)	0.21	0.05–0.86	0.03
Days with neck or thoracic pain the past 12 months
< 30 days	31 (47.7)	31 (31.0)	1
≥ 30 days	34 (52.3)	69 (69.0)	4.61	1.27–16.75	0.02

Odds ratio (OR) and their 95% confidence intervals (CI) for reporting pain 12 years postpartum in women reporting pain during pregnancy in 2002 using multivariate logistic regression
^a Persistent pelvic girdle pain (PPGP)
Variables with a p-value of 0.20 or less in the univariate analysis of life style and health status respectively were entered in a stepwise backward manner using the likelihood criteria. Only the final model of the multivariate regression analysis is presented
Numbers in parenthesis are percentage unless otherwise specified
¹ 95% confidence interval
* Significance test p < 0.05

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