Table 4: Characteristics of participants with ≤ 1 diastasis recti abdominis (DRA) symptoms and ≥ 2 symptoms.

 

1

2

p-value

 

(n = 70)

(n = 61)

 

PFDI score (mean ± SD)

78 ± 40.4

112.6 ± 45.9

0.000007*

DRA diagnosis

     

   Yes

4

6

 

   No

66

55

 

Method of most recent delivery

     

   Vaginal

60

52

 

   Cesarean Section

10

9

 

Age

27.5 ± 2.5

28.8 ± 3.7

0.01*

Weight difference pre-pregnancy to current

5.2 ± 11.7

4.3 ± 16

0.4

Parity

     

   Primiparous

37

19

0.01*

   Multiparous

33

42

 

Amount of time since birth(months)

7.5 ± 4.7

7.8 ± 4.3

0.3

*Statistically significant at p < 0.05