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A multiple linear regression model was performed, with disability as the outcome variable and fear-avoidance beliefs, emotional distress, body mass index, lumbopelvic pain, IRD, and physical activity level as predictor variables.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The regression model accounted for 60% (R2\u00a0=\u00a00.604, adjusted R2\u00a0=\u00a00.586) of the variance in disability (F6,132\u00a0=\u00a033.5). The 2 strongest predictors were lumbopelvic pain, with a regression coefficient of 1.4 (95% CI\u00a0=\u00a01.017 to 1.877), and fear avoidance, with a regression coefficient of 0.421 (95% CI\u00a0=\u00a00.287 to 0.555). The actual IRD, with a regression coefficient of \u22120.133 (95% CI\u00a0=\u00a0\u22121.154 to 0.888), did not contribute significantly to the variation in disability.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Disability attributed to symptoms from an increased IRD is explained primarily by the level of lumbopelvic pain but also by the degree of fear-avoidance beliefs and emotional distress.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Impact<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study highlights pain intensity and psychological factors as crucial factors for understanding disability attributed to increased IRD.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/ptj\/pzab064","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,2,12]],"date-time":"2021-02-12T20:20:52Z","timestamp":1613161252000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Predictors of Disability Attributed to Symptoms of Increased Interrecti Distance in Women after Childbirth: An Observational 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