Table 1.
Median (Md) Step Count in First and Last 24-hours of Hospitalization, and Change in Step Count from First to Last 24-Hours by Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristic (N = 224).
| Total Steps | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First 24 hrs | Last 24 hrs | Δ in Steps First to Last 24-hrs† | |||
| Characteristic | N (%) | Md (Q1, Q3) | Md (Q1, Q3) | Md (Q1, Q3) | p-value‡ |
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| Total | 224 | 478 (72, 1486) | 846 (230, 2189) | 174 (−59, 820)** | |
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| Age (y) | 0.1457 | ||||
| 65–74 | 108 (48.2) | 497 (59, 1763) | 913 (198, 2464) | 187 (−49, 995)** | |
| 75–84 | 86 (38.4) | 458 (76, 1196) | 882 (268, 1918) | 216 (−64, 814)** | |
| ≥ 85 | 30 (13.4) | 660 (78, 1442) | 688 (118, 1676) | 38 (−264, 350) | |
| Gender | 0.5724 | ||||
| Women | 148 (66.1) | 516 (66, 1331) | 809 (209, 2189) | 181 (−12, 848)** | |
| Men | 76 (33.9) | 433 (77, 1814) | 919 (241, 2224) | 90 (−125, 796)* | |
| Race/Ethnicity | 0.1775 | ||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 146 (65.2) | 456 ( 64, 1562) | 809 (242, 2184) | 198 (−48, 882)** | |
| Non-Hispanic black | 51 (22.8) | 620 (140, 1306) | 1200 (302, 2414) | 182 (−288, 1030)* | |
| Hispanic | 27 (12.0) | 468 ( 24, 2350) | 630 (108, 1402) | 32 (−148, 590) | |
| Marital Status | 0.0300 | ||||
| Married | 94 (42.1) | 516 (90, 1562) | 1100 (368, 2360) | 352 (0, 970)** | |
| Unmarried | 129 (57.9) | 462 (62, 1400) | 692 (186, 2024) | 112 (−102, 590)* | |
| Education | 0.0743 | ||||
| ≥ High School | 134 (59.8) | 597 (94, 1562) | 1054 (298, 2476) | 256 (−24, 1192)** | |
| < High School | 90 (40.2) | 450 (64, 1400) | 596 (140, 1402) | 132 (−58, 590)* | |
| Comorbid conditions | 0.1496 | ||||
| 0 – 1 | 63 (28.2) | 466 (50, 1134) | 720 (238, 2360) | 320 (4, 1204)** | |
| 2 – 3 | 92 (41.3) | 497 (99, 1727) | 913 (225, 2413) | 142 (−82, 757)* | |
| ≥ 4 | 68 (30.5) | 368 (82, 1338) | 788 (212, 1965) | 108 (−160, 522) | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 0.8602 | ||||
| ≤ 21 | 38 (17.0) | 472 (270, 1400) | 863 (244, 1676) | 196 (−112, 784)* | |
| 21.1 – 29.9 | 72 (32.3) | 319 (45, 1272) | 555 (158, 1695) | 131 (−39, 627)** | |
| ≥ 30 | 113 (50.7) | 538 (76, 2074) | 1200 (238, 2574) | 160 (−48, 1048)** | |
| Length of stay (days) | 0.2244 | ||||
| 2–3 | 105 (47.7) | 718 (174, 2542) | 1542 (560, 2986) | 242 (−122, | |
| ≥ 4 | 115 (52.3) | 306 (28, 1134) | 516 (162, 1504) | 1212)** 132 (−48, 668)** |
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| Discharge diagnosis | 0.7305† | ||||
| Cardiovascular | 67 (29.9) | 688 (90, 1562) | 864 (250, 1978) | 114 (−138, 606) | |
| Respiratory | 36 (16.1) | 755 (341, 1866) | 1095 (318, 2406) | 172 (−485, 1120) | |
| Urinary tract /Kidney infection | 22 (9.8) | 555 (140, 2724) | 844 (140, 4292) | 158 (−4, 646) | |
| Gastrointestinal | 64 (28.6) | 213 (10, 1191) | 585 (186, 2100) | 187 (0, 814)** | |
| Other | 35 (15.6) | 328 (64 – 1582) | 788 (244 – 3436) | 354 (16, 1666)** | |
Wilcoxon signed rank test assessed statistically significant change in total steps from first and last 24 hours of hospitalization for each level of sociodemographic and clinical characteristic.
**
Statistically different from 0: p< 0.001,
*
p<0.05
‡
Median regression analysis assessed median step change from first to last 24-hours of hospitalization across different levels of sociodemographic and clinical characteristic.