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Table 4 Comparison of physical activity measures at baseline and 3 months

From: Does a patient’s physical activity predict recovery from an episode of acute low back pain? A prospective cohort study

 

Baseline data Mean (SD)

3 month data Mean (SD)

Mean Difference (95% CI)

aP value

RT3 VM/hr/wk

24871.6 (11118)

25410.3 (12388)

538.7 (−23910 - 1322)

0.57

Daily PAEE kcals/kg (7D-PAR)

14.5 (5.7)

15.1 (7.3)

0.6 (−1.8 - 0.7)

0.38

Moderate hours/day

1.6 (1.2)

1.5 (1.7)

0.1 (−0.3 - 0.5)

0.52

Hard hours/day

0.4 (1.0)

0.5 (1.1)

0.1 (−0.2 - 0.1)

0.55

Very hard hours/day

0.1 (0.2)

0.1 (1.7)

0.06 (−0.06 – 0.02)

0.24

  1. a Paired t-tests.