Table 2.
Physical health-related quality-of-life and measured physical functions of the former PICU patients
| Outcome | Median (IQR) |
|---|---|
| Physical health-related quality-of-life (n = 517) | |
| Physical function a | 100 (72–100) |
| Bodily pain a | 80 (61–100) |
| General health a | 52 (44–68) |
| Physical role functioning a | 100 (71–100) |
| Quantitative measurements | |
| Handgrip-strength (% of predicted) (n = 486) | |
| Average force dominant hand | 94.0 (77.5–117.0) |
| Average force non-dominant hand | 91.9 (74–111.0) |
| Timed up-and-go test (s) (n = 237) | 5.5 (4.9–6.3) |
| 6-minute walk test | |
| Distance walked (m) (n = 155) | 485 (420–587) |
| Actigraph b (n = 247) | |
| Daily time monitored (h) | 12.0 (11.4–12.7) |
| Total energy expenditure | |
| kcal/kg/day | 107.6 (86.6-157.3) |
| kcal/kg/hour monitored | 9.3 (7.2–12.6) |
| Physical activity energy expenditure | |
| Metabolic Equivalent of Task | 2.1 (1.7–2.4) |
| Daily time spent in a type of activity, % c | |
| Sedentary | 47.4 (41.5–52.8) |
| Light activity | 46.1 (21.6–52.2) |
| Moderate activity | 6.0 (3.9–18.9) |
| Vigorous activity | 0.9 (0.4-2.0) |
| Very vigorous activity | 0.1 (0.0-0.6) |
| Moderate to vigorous activity | 8.0 (4.8–22.5) |
| Number of Freedson bouts | 0.8 (0.2–1.5) |
| Number of sedentary bouts | 6.0 (4.4–8.9) |
| Number of steps walked | |
| Steps/day | 8838 (7299–10308) |
| Steps/day/hour monitored | 741 (601–867) |
Data are expressed as median and interquartile range. a Scores range from 0 to 100. b Data averaged over the registered days. c Expressed as the percentage of worn/monitored time