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Table 1 Participant background characteristics (n = 19)

From: Women’s experiences of living with increased inter-recti distance after childbirth: an interview study

 

Mean (SD)

Range

Age

38 (4.8)

30–45

Body mass index

25.22 (5.76)

16.8–36.3

Lumbopelvic pain (0–10)a

3.5 (2.5)

0–8

Number of children

3 (1.5)

1–6

Age of youngest child

3 (1.8)

1–6

Age of oldest child

8 (6.4)

1–23

Inter-recti distance (cm)

4.2 (1.6)

2.0–8.8

Twin births (%)b

26

 

Caesarean (%)c

37

 
  1. aLumbopelvic pain was rated as the mean pain level over one week on a numeric rating scale of 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain imaginable)
  2. bTwin births: percentage of women with at least one twin pregnancy
  3. cCaesarean: percentage of women with at least one caesarean
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