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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Objectively measured preoperative physical activity is associated with time to functional recovery after hepato-pancreato-biliary cancer surgery: a pilot study

Variable

Physical activity sample (N=38)

N (%) or median (IQR)

Surgery outcome sample (N=33)

N (%) or median (IQR)

Gender

 Female

16 (42%)

14 (42%)

 Male

22 (58%)

19 (58%)

Age (years)

66 (58.25–74.75)

66 (56–74)

Height (cm)

173 (167.8–182.8)

173 (167–182)

Weight (kg)

77 (70.1–87.6)

77 (70.5–88)

BMI (kg/cm2)

24.9 (22.8–28.2)

24.8 (22.7–28.3)

Living situation

 Living alone

8 (21%)

7 (21%)

 Living together

30 (79%)

26 (79%)

Educational level

 Lower education

23 (61%)

19 (58%)

 Higher education

15 (39%)

14 (42%)

Work

 Employed

14 (37%)

12 (36%)

 Unemployed

24 (63%)

21 (64%)

Alcohol consumption

 Above norm

10 (26%)

9 (27%)

 Equal or below norm

28 (74%)

24 (73%)

Smoking

 Yes

5 (13%)

5 (15%)

 No

33 (87%)

28 (85%)

MDASI total (sum score)

1.87 (±1.75) (N=32)

1.86 (±1.85) (N=28)

 Symptoms

1.81 (±1.68) (N=32)

1.84 (±1.81) (N=28)

 Activity

1.91 (±2.29) (N=32)

1.92 (±2.30) (N=28)

ISWT (m)

430 (310–473.1)

430 (280–620)

 Percentage of predicted (%)

69 (±31)

65 (±28)

 Labeled fit/unfit

16/22 (42%/58%)

14/19 (42%/58%)

Physical activity (min)

 Time spend sedentary (per day)

564.45 (310.4–662.4)

580.4 (417.0–668.3)

 Time spend sedentary (per week)

3951.1 (2172.8–4636.6)

4062.8 (2918.9–4678.5)

 MVPA (total accumulated per day)

26.4 (16.8–43.8)

24.4 (16.6–34.5)

 MVPA (total accumulated per week)

184.8 (117.7–306.9)

170.6 (116.1–241.2)

 Adherence to guideline (yes/no)a

21/17 (55%/45%)

17/16 (48%/52%)

 MVPA (total 10-min bouts per day)

10.7 (6.9–18.0)

11.6 (7.5–21.3)

 MVPA (total 10-min bouts per week)

74.7 (48.3–125.94)

81 (52.6–148.9)

 Adherence to guideline (yes/no)b

8/30 (21%/79%)

8/25 (24%/76%)

 Wear time in percentage

66% (±27.6)

69.2% (±26.7)

Highest Clavien–Dindo rating

 No complication

 

16 (49%)

 Minor/major

 

7/10 (21%/30%)

 Grade I

 

2 (6%)

 Grade II

 

5 (15%)

 Grade IIIa

 

3 (9%)

 Grade IIIb

 

5 (15%)

 Grade IV

 

0 (0%)

 Grade V

 

2 (6%)

Target organ

 Pancreas

 

13 (39%)

 Liver

 

20 (61%)

Type of procedure

 Open

 

24 (72%)

 Laparoscopic

 

9 (28%)

Procedure size

 Major

 

18 (54%)

 Minor

 

15 (46%)

Length of hospital stay (days)

 

9 (7–15)

Time to functional recovery (days)

 

8 (5–12)

Mortality

 

2 (6%)

  1. BMI Body mass index, MDASI MD Anderson Symptom Inventory, ISWT Incremental Shuttle Walk Test, PA Physical activity, MVPA Moderate to vigorous physical activity, avg. Average
  2. a150 min per week accumulated total bouts
  3. b150 min per week accumulated 10-min bouts
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