Pregnancy-Related Lumbopelvic Pain: Listening to Australian Women

Table 3

LPP, exercise habits, and lifestyle.

Participant response to survey Q (𝑛=93) (3 surveys not completed)	LPP during pregnancy yes (𝑛)	LPP during pregnancy no (𝑛)	𝑃	LPP on day of survey yes (𝑛)	LPP on day of survey no (𝑛)	𝑃
Regular exercise*
Yes	39	21	0.2	18	42	0.2
No	26	7		14	19
PF exercise*
Yes	16	7	1.0	7	16	0.8
No	49	21		25	45
Abdominal exercise*
Yes	9	6	0.4	5	10	1.0
No	57	22		28	51
Regular bending
Yes	42	13	0.1	26	29	0.002**
No	23	15		6	32
Regular lifting
Yes	30	8	0.2	16	22	0.3
No	35	20		17	38
Regular stairs
Yes	44	19	0.8	21	42	0.6
No	22	8		12	18
Support at home
Yes (𝑛=91)	46	17	0.3	24	39	0.5
No	19	11		9	21

*≥ once per week; **𝑋² (𝑛=93) = 9.9, 𝑃=0.002, phi = 0.3.