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Table 5 Comparison of mean difference between groups

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(p)

IRD 4.5 cm above the navel (cm)

-0.30 ± 0.36

-0.06 ± 0.19

-2.346(0.025)*

IRD below the navel (cm)

-0.61 ± 0.55

-0.18 ± 0.37

-2761(0.011)*

IRD 4.5 cm below the navel (cm)

-0.65 ± 0.45

-0.10 ± 0.19

-4.474(0.001)*

Thickness of RA (cm)

0.03 ± 0.11

0.02 ± 0.05

0.412(0.683)

Waist Circumference (cm)

-2.85 ± 3.07

-0.55 ± 2.49

-2.445(0.020)*

Abdominal Endurance(number)

8.55 ± 6.99

1.27 ± 5.32

3.500(0.001)*

  1. IRD Inter-recti Distance, RA Rectus abdominis, SD Standard deviation
  2. *p < 0.05