Table 6 Average Physical Activity (PA) Levels on HD Days Per 24 Hours by Dialysis Shift, Age, and Family Income
From: Impact of hemodialysis and post-dialysis period on granular activity levels
HD Shift | PA Measure Per 24 Hrs on HD Days | Age < 65 Years (N = 130) Mean (±SD) N | Age ≥ 65 Years (N = 46) Mean (±SD) N | P-Value |
HD start before 1500 Hrs (N = 132) | Steps | 3897 (2356) 92 | 2229 (1727) 40 | < 0.0001 |
Sedentary Time | 530.9 (148.7) 92 | 555.9 (144.0) 40 | 0.127 | |
HD start after 1500 Hrs (N = 48) | Steps | 5732 (4134) 42 | 4413 (6892) 7 | 0.237 |
Sedentary Time | 463.0 (140.9) 42 | 531.7 (172.2) 7 | 0.053 | |
HD Shift | PA Measure Per 24 Hrs on HD Days | Family Income > 2 Minimum Wages (N = 142) Mean (±SD) N | Family Income < 2 Minimum Wages (N = 34) Mean (±SD) N | P-Value |
HD start before 1500 Hrs (N = 132) | Steps | 3326 (2296) 108 | 3673 (2386) 24 | 0.255 |
Sedentary Time | 546.3 (152.1) 108 | 504.1 (120.4) 24 | 0.029 | |
HD start after 1500 Hrs (N = 48) | Steps | 4620 (3127) 39 | 8491 (6891) 10 | < 0.0001 |
Sedentary Time | 487.7 (119.9) 39 | 425.1 (206.3) 10 | 0.030 |