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Table 2.

Associations between participant characteristics and (a) global physical activity level and (b) SF-12 physical and mental health scores

Variables	(a) Global Physical Activity Level			(b) SF-12 health survey
	Total Physical Activity MET minutes
	< 600/week N (%)	≥ 600/week N (%)	p value	PCS	p value	MCS	p value
Gender
Male	52 (32.7)	107 (67.3)	0.001	34.77 ± 6.76	0.005	44.70 ± 8.44	0.390
Female	52 (55.3)	42 (44.7)	0.001	32.31 ± 6.46	0.005	43.75 ± 8.56	0.390
Both	104 (41.1)	149 (58.9)		33.86 ± 6.74		44.35 ± 8.48
Age (Years)
< 60	25 (24.8)	76 (75.2)	< 0.001	34.17 ± 7.04	0.554	46.55 ± 6.97	0.001
≥ 60	79 (52.0)	73 (48.0)	< 0.001	33.65 ± 6.55	0.554	42.88 ± 9.08	0.001
Marital Status
Married	63 (34.8)	118 (65.2)	0.002	34.08 ± 6.60	0.395	45.65 ± 7.87	< 0.001
Others (unmarried, separated, Widowed)	41 (56.9)	31 (43.1)	0.002	33.28 ± 7.11	0.395	41.06 ± 9.10	< 0.001
Occupation
Job Service	2 (9.1)	20 (90.9)	< 0.001	33.73 ± 6.34	0.475	49.16 ± 6.78	0.002
Housewife	28 (52.8)	25 (47.2)		32.74 ± 6.75		43.91 ± 7.73
Farmer/Day Laborer	9 (20.5)	35 (79.5)		35.29 ± 6.26		44.81 ± 8.87
Retired	18 (45.0)	22 (55.0)		33.60 ± 7.21		46.73 ± 9.02
Others (Student, unemployed)	47 (50.0)	47 (50.0)		33.96 ± 6.85		42.24 ± 8.25
Educational status
Primary and below	65 (46.8)	74 (53.2)	0.054	34.04 ± 6.19	0.642	42.80 ± 7.94	0.001
Secondary to Higher	39 (34.2)	75 (65.8)	0.054	33.64 ± 7.38	0.642	46.23 ± 8.77	0.001
Income
Lower income (< 20000 TK)	56 (53.8)	48 (46.2)	0.001	33.62 ± 6.57	0.641	42.47 ± 8.93	0.003
Higher income (≥ 20000 Tk)	48 (32.2)	101 (67.8)	0.001	34.02 ± 6.87	0.641	45.66 ± 7.92	0.003
BMI (WHO cut off value)
Underweight (BMI < 18.5)	11 (50.0)	11 (50.0)	0.481	34.41 ± 6.38	0.820	43.57 ± 9.00	0.303
Normal (BMI 18.5-24.99)	61 (39.4)	94 (60.6)		33.98 ± 6.62		43.73 ± 8.13
Overweight (BMI 25-29.99)	26 (39.4)	40 (60.6)		33.24 ± 7.08		45.59 ± 9.03
Obese (BMI ≥ 30.0)	6 (60.0)	4 (40.0)		34.79 ± 7.78		47.33 ± 8.73
Severity of CKD
Moderate (Stage 3)	48 (32.7)	99 (67.3)	0.002	35.17 ± 7.09	< 0.001	45.36 ± 8.23	0.025
Advanced (stage 4 &5)	56 (52.8)	50 (47.2)	0.002	32.03 ± 5.78	< 0.001	42.94 ± 8.65	0.025
Duration of CKD
Low (< 24 months)	77 (37.7)	127 (62.3)	0.035	33.94 ± 6.82	0.703	44.62 ± 8.22	0.287
Long (≥ 24 months	27 (55.1)	22 (44.9)	0.035	33.53 ± 6.47	0.703	43.18 ± 9.48	0.287
Family History of CKD
Yes	11 (26.2)	31 (73.8)	0.039	33.35 ± 7.53	0.595	46.77 ± 8.12	0.042
No	93 (44.1)	118 (55.9)	0.039	33.96 ± 6.59	0.595	43. 86 ± 8.49	0.042
Diabetics
Yes	59 (43.1)	78(56.9)	0.523	33.36 ± 6.59	0.204	43.12 ± 8.43	0.013
No	45 (38.8)	71 (61.2)	0.523	34.44 ± 6.90	0.204	45.79 ± 8.35	0.013
Hypertension
Yes	92 (41.8)	128 (58.2)	0.576	33.76 ± 6.62	0.561	43.76 ± 8.45	0.004
No	12 (36.4)	21 (63.6)	0.576	34.50 ± 7.59	0.561	48.27 ± 7.74	0.004
CVD
Yes	39 (50.0)	39 (50.0)	0.072	32.80 ± 6.72	0.097	42.16 ± 8.81	0.006
No	65 (37.1)	110 (62.9)	0.072	34.33 ± 6.72	0.097	45.32 ± 8.17	0.006
PCS-12 cutoff point (≤ 41.04)
Good physical function	8 (22.2)	28 (77.8)	0.017	36 (14.2)
Low physical function	96 (44.2)	121 (55.8)	0.017	217 (85.8)
MCS-12 cut off point (≤ 45.6)
No depression disorder	25 (20.2)	99 (79.8)	< 0.001			124 (49.0)
Depression disorder present	79 (61.2)	50 (38.8)	< 0.001			129 (51.0)

MET, Metabolic Equivalent of Task; PCS, Physical Component Summary; MCS, Mental Component Summary; BMI, Body Mass Index; CKD, Chronic Kidney Disease; CVD, Cardiovascular Disease; TK, Bangladeshi Taka. P-values were calculated using the Chi-square test for categorical variables and independent-samples t-test or Mann–Whitney U test for continuous variables as appropriate