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Table 3 The association of number of positive answers in the five part questionnaire with pelvic girdle pain in the 9-month period of pregnancy, among 2217 women reporting pain status two times during pregnancy (n = 4434 pain drawings)

From: The Association of Self-Reported Generalized Joint Hypermobility with pelvic girdle pain during pregnancy: a retrospective cohort study

Positive answers 5PQ

Pelvic girdle pain

All women

n =

All cases

n (%)

Adjusted ORa

(95% CI)

P =

Trimester 1

0

874

349 (39.9)

Reference

1

706

299 (42.3)

1.10 (0.94–1.28)c

0.22

2

336

157 (46.7)

1.27 (1.05–1.53)c

0.02

3

202

98 (48.5)

1.36 (1.07–1.72)c

0.01

4/5

99

51 (51.5)

1.50 (1.08–2.10)c

0.02

Test for linear trend

≤0.001

  1. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval
  2. a Adjusted for age and ethnicity, b 5PQ – Five part Questionnaire: Generalized joint hypermobility = sum score ≥ 2
  3. c Cluster robust standard errors, P < 0.05