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Table 2 General characteristics of subjects

From: Effects of Pilates on inter-recti distance, thickness of rectus abdominis, waist circumference and abdominal muscle endurance in primiparous women

Variable

Exercise group (mean ± SD)

Control group (mean ± SD)

t / X2

p

Age (year)

34.10 ± 2.94

33.87 ± 3.91

0.202

0.841

Height (cm)

163.40 ± 4.00

162.00 ± 5.95

0.832

0.411

Weight (kg)

56.54 ± 4.69

56.80 ± 6.86

-0.133

0.895

BMI (kg/m2)

21.17 ± 1.45

21.68 ± 2.73

-0.720

0.496

Neonatal weight (kg)

3.24 ± 0.37

3.26 ± 0.32

0.201

0.842

Postpartum period (Month)

6.45 ± 2.23

5.73 ± 2.69

0.861

0.395

Natural childbirth / caesarean section (n)

10 / 10

10 / 5

0.971

0.339

  1. BMI Body mass index, SD Standard deviation