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Table 1 Characteristics of patients scheduled for neoadjuvant cancer treatment and surgery

From: Physical activity levels in locally advanced rectal cancer patients following neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and an exercise training programme before surgery: a pilot study

 

Exercise (n = 23)

Control (n = 10)

p value

Age (year)*

64 (45–82)

72 (62–84)

0.015

Gender M:F (%)

15 (65): 8 (35)

8 (80): 2 (20)

0.710

Past medical historya

10 (44)

5 (50)

0.617

 Heart failure

3 (13)

1 (10)

 

 Diabetes

2 (9)

1 (10)

 

 Ischaemic heart disease

5 (22)

3 (30)

 

 Cerebrovascular disease

0

0

 

ASAb

  

0.003

 I

11 (48)

0

 

 II

10 (44)

9 (90)

 

 III

2 (9)

1 (10)

 

WHO performance statusb

  

0.035

 0

18 (78)

0

 

 1

5 (22)

9 (90)

 

 2

0

1 (10)

 
  1. Values presented as mean (range). Participants who dropped out of the study are not included in participant characteristics
  2. aFrequencies with percentages in parentheses, smoking status assessed as currently smoking: yes (1) vs no (0)
  3. bNumber of patients (%) WHO performance status and ASA physical status
  4. *p < 0.05 was taken as statistically significant