Therapeutic effect of manual massage on early postpartum rectus abdominis separation and postpartum depression

Table 1 Comparison of baseline data, n (%)

Baseline data	Group S (n = 35)	Group L (n = 35)	t/χ2	P value
Age (yr)	28.20 ± 3.76	29.66 ± 3.04	1.786	0.078
Body mass index (kg/m2)	23.05 ± 2.78	22.76 ± 2.75	0.439	0.662
Delivery method			0.057	0.811
Cesarean section	17 (48.57)	16 (45.71)
Spontaneous labor	18 (51.43)	19 (54.29)
Pelvic floor muscle strength grading			0.473	0.789
Level 3	10 (28.57)	11 (31.43)
Level 4	19 (54.29)	20 (57.14)
Level 5	6 (17.14)	4 (11.43)