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Table 1 Characteristics of the included studies

From: Association between physical activity and mortality in end-stage kidney disease: a systematic review of observational studies

Study; Country

Type of RRT; Sample size; Age (yrs); % female

Follow-up length3 (yrs)

PA assessment method; instrument

PA measured domains

PA (exposure) measurement scale

Outcome(s)

Tentori et al. 2010; Several countries1 [20]

HD; n = 20,920; 60.7 ± 14.8; 41.8

1.75

Self-reported: Single question

Leisure time

Categorical: never or < 1 time/wk; 1 time/wk; 2–3 times/wk; 4–5 times/wk; 6–7 times/wk (daily)

Dichotomous: ‘regular exercise’

(≥1 time/wk) versus ‘non-regular exercise’ (never or < 1 time/wk)

All-cause mortality,

All-cause hospitalization,

cause-specific hospitalization

Lopes et al. 2014; Several countries1 [21]

HD; n = 5763; 63.4 ± 14.5; 38.3

1.6

Self-reported: RAPA

Total

Categorical: Never/rarely active (rarely or never do any PA); infrequently active (some light or moderate PA, not every wk); sometimes active (light PA, every wk); often active (moderate PA: < 30 min, 5 days/wk or vigorous PA: < 20 min, 3 days/wk); very active (moderate PA: > 30 min, 5days/wk or vigorous PA: > 20 min, 3days/wk)

All-cause mortality

Kutner et al. 2016; USA [22]

HD, n = 755; 57.3 ± 14.02; 40.4

2.0

Self-reported: MLTAQ

Leisure time, household

Dichotomous: Inactive (< 500 Kcal/wk) or Active (≥ 500 Kcal/wk)

All-cause mortality

Zhang et al. 2017; China [23]

HD; n = 317; 60.2 ± 13.7; 45.4

1.5 (mean)

Self-reported: Stanford 7-PARQ

Leisure time, occupational

Continuous: each point increase in light PA time (hours/wk) and total PA score (kcal/kg/day)

All-cause mortality

Matsuzawa et al. 2018; Japan [24]

HD; n = 282; 64.8 ± 10.6; 45.0

4.7

Device: Accelerometer

Total

Dichotomous: <4000 steps/non-HD day or ≥ 4000 steps/non-HD day

Continuous: each 1000 steps/non-HD

All-cause mortality

Johansen et al. 2019; USA; HD [25]

HD; n = 727; 57.2 ± 14.3; 40.8

3.8

Self-reported: Modified MLTAQ

Leisure time, household

Dichotomous: Inactive (< 383 kcal/wk; women, < 270 kcal/wk) or Active (≥ 383 kcal/wk; women, ≥ 270 kcal/wk)

All-cause mortality

Stack et al. 2005; USA [26]

HD/PD; n = 2386; 57 ± 16; 47.0

3.6 (mean)

Self-reported: Single question

Leisure time

Categorical: ≤1 times/wk, 2–3 times/wk, 4–5 times/wk, Daily/almost daily

All-cause mortality,

CV mortality

Brar et al. 2019; Canada [27]

HD/PD; n = 109; 57.52; 33.0

3.3

Self-reported

PASE

Leisure time, occupational, household

Dichotomous: Inactive (men: <383 kcal/wk; women: <270 kcal/wk) or Active (men: ≥383 kcal/wk; women: ≥270 kcal/wk)

All-cause mortality

Zelle et al. 2011; The Netherlands [28]

KT; n = 540; 51 ± 12; 46 %

5.3

Self-reported: MLTAQ and TOAQ

Total

Continuous: log-MET-min/day

All-cause mortality,

CV mortality

Rosas et al. 2012; USA [29]

KT; n = 507; 47.8 ± 12.8; 39 %

8.4

Self-reported: PASE

Leisure time, occupational, household

Categorical: inactive, moderate, active4

Continuous: PASE score

All-cause mortality

Byambasukh et al. 2020; The Netherlands [19]

KT; n = 650; 51.8 ± 13.2; 43.7 %

5.7

Self-reported: SQUASH

Leisure time, household, transportation5

Categorical: inactive (no MVPA); less active (median 120 min/wk of MVPA); active (median 360 min/wk)

All-cause mortality,

CV mortality

  1. Age is presented as mean ± standard deviation; 1Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Spain, Sweden, UK, USA; 2Pooled mean based on the mean age reported for each group; 3median values are reported, otherwise mean values are presented as listed; 4Cutoffs not reported; 5Authors intentionally excluded occupational of the total reported PA measure
  2. HD hemodialysis; RAPA Rapid Assessment of physical activity; PA physical activity; MLTAQ Minnesota Leisure Time Activity Questionnaire; PARQ Physical Activity Recall Questionnaire; PD peritoneal dialysis; CV cardiovascular; PASE Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly; KT kidney transplant; TOAQ Tecumseh Occupational Activity Questionnaire; SQUASH  Short questionnaire to assess health-enhancing physical activity; MVPA moderate-to-vigorous PA