Table 2 Frequency of clinical and US features in 36 DRA patients and 24 nulliparous healthy controls
From: Muscle elasticity is different in individuals with diastasis recti abdominis than healthy volunteers
Findings | DRA (n = 36) | Non-DRA (n = 24) | Total (n = 60) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (y) * | 28.56 ± 3.70 | 26.71 ± 4.71 | 27.82 ± 4.20 | 0.095 |
Height (cm) | 161.57 ± 4.90 | 163.08 ± 4.84 | 162.18 ± 4.89 | 0.243 |
BMI prepregnancy (kg/m2) | 20.17 ± 2.00 | 20.59 ± 2.15 | 20.34 ± 2.06 | 0.438 |
BMI predelivery (kg/m2) | 25.97 ± 3.03 | / | / | / |
Weight gain (kg) | 15.09 ± 5.51 | / | / | / |
Birth weight (kg) | 3.71 ± 0.68 | / | / | / |
Delivery mode | ||||
CS | 32 | / | / | / |
VD | 4 | / | / | / |
Lumbopelvic pain | ||||
Yes | 34 | 0 | 34 | < 0.001 |
No | 2 | 24 | 26 | |
IRD (cm) | ||||
M1 | 0.93 ± 0.81 | 0 | 0.49 ± 0.75 | < 0.001 |
M2 | 3.00 ± 1.28 | 0 | 1.80 ± 1.78 | < 0.001 |
M3 | 4.59 ± 1.14 | 0 | 2.76 ± 2.43 | < 0.001 |
M4 | 2.16 ± 1.35 | 0 | 1.30 ± 1.49 | < 0.001 |
M5 | 0.19 ± 0.49 | 0 | 0.10 ± 0.36 | 0.052 |
DRA pattern | / | / | / | |
Pattern 1 (only above navel) | 5 | / | / | / |
Pattern 2 (only below navel) | 0 | / | / | / |
Pattern 3 (at navel level) | 0 | / | / | / |
Pattern 4 (complete but wider above navel) | 26 | / | / | / |
Pattern 5 (complete but wider below navel) | 5 | / | / | / |
Muscle thickness (mm) | ||||
RA | 7.97 ± 1.60 | 9.99 ± 1.33 | 8.80 ± 1.79 | < 0.001 |
EO | 5.11 ± 1.05 | 6.18 ± 1.07 | 5.54 ± 1.17 | < 0.001 |
IO | 5.95 ± 1.09 | 5.49 ± 1.22 | 5.76 ± 1.16 | 0.135 |
TrA | 2.42 ± 0.45 | 2.96 ± 0.78 | 2.63 ± 0.66 | 0.004 |
SWS (m/s) | ||||
RA | 1.69 ± 0.20 | 1.82 ± 0.13 | 1.74 ± 0.18 | 0.003 |
EO | 1.65 ± 0.15 | 1.79 ± 0.14 | 1.71 ± 0.16 | 0.001 |
IO | 1.62 ± 0.15 | 1.54 ± 0.15 | 1.59 ± 0.16 | 0.070 |
TrA | 1.68 ± 0.22 | 1.45 ± 0.18 | 1.59 ± 0.23 | < 0.001 |