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ArticleBMC musculoskeletal disorders2024

Pelvic girdle pain in pregnancy and early postpartum - prevalence and risk factors in a multi-ethnic cohort.

Hilde Stendal Robinson, Nina K Vøllestad, Karin Elisabeth Bennetter, Christin W Waage, Anne Karen Jenum, Kåre Rønn Richardsen

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Article in BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Hilde Stendal RobinsonDepartment of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Blindern, P.O. Box 1089, 0317, Oslo, Norway. h.s.robinson@medisin.uio.no.
Nina K VøllestadDepartment of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Blindern, P.O. Box 1089, 0317, Oslo, Norway.
Karin Elisabeth BennetterDepartment of General Practice, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Christin W WaageDepartment of General Practice, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Anne Karen JenumGeneral Practice Research Unit (AFE), Institute of Health and Society, Department of General Practice, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Kåre Rønn RichardsenDepartment of Rehabilitation Science and Health Technology, Faculty of Health Science, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway.
University of Oslo · NOOsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University · NO

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPelvic girdle pain (PGP) is common during and after pregnancy. It has been assumed that Scandinavian women report more PGP than women of other ethnicities. However, there are few population-based studies on ethnic differences and few with ethnicity as risk factor for PGP. The purposes of the present study were: To examine the prevalence of self-reported PGP through pregnancy and early postpartum in a multi-ethnic cohort. To investigate how ethnicity and patient characteristics were associated with risk of PGP during pregnancy and early postpartum. To investigate if clinical and personal factors obtained in gestation week (GW) 15 were associated with PGP in GW28 and postpartum week (PPW) 14.

methodsThis study analyzed questionnaire data from 823 women from the Stork - Groruddalen mult-iethnic cohort study in Norway. Chi-square tests were used to investigate ethnic differences in prevalence of self-reported PGP, and logistic regression analyses to identify factors associated with self-reported PGP.

resultsWomen from South-Asia and Middle East reported 10-20% higher prevalence of self-reported PGP at all time points compared with Western women. Ethnicity was associated with PGP in GW15 and PPW14, adjusted for parity. Pain locations in pelvic area (PGP locations) in GW15, especially combined symphysis and posterior PGP, gave the highest risk (OR=7.4) for PGP in GW28 and in PPW14 (OR = 3.9). Being multiparous was a risk for PGP in PPW14 (OR=1.9).

conclusionsWomen of South Asian and Middle Eastern background had higher risk of self-reported PGP than Western women. Ethnicity was associated with PGP in GW15 and PPW14, after adjustments for parity. PGP locations in GW15 was the most prominent risk factor for PGP in GW28 and PPW14, whilst ethnicity was not significant in multivariable analyses.

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Pelvic Girdle PainPregnancy ComplicationsCohort StudiesFemaleHumansPain MeasurementPostpartum PeriodPregnancyPrevalenceRisk FactorsEthnicityLongitudinal studyPopulation-based studyPregnancyQuestionnaire-data

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