Table 2.
Characteristics of participants measured at baseline.
| Qigong group (n = 25) |
Control group (n = 27) |
P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (year) | 55.4 ± 7.5 | 58.7 ± 9.5 | 0.172 |
| Sex (number of male : female) | 12 : 13 | 16 : 11 | 0.416 |
| Weight (kg) | 59.5 ± 15.1 | 56.8 ± 10.5 | 0.451 |
| Height (cm) | 163.2 ± 9.1 | 161.5 ± 8.1 | 0.496 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 22.3 ± 5.0 | 21.7 ± 3.3 | 0.640 |
| Reported NPC stage at diagnosis [9] | |||
| Stage I (n, %) | 5 (20%) | 2 (7.4%) | |
| Stage II (n, %) | 5 (20%) | 7 (25.9%) | |
| Stage III (n, %) | 11 (44%) | 15 (55.6%) | |
| Stage IV (n, %) | 4 (16%) | 3 (11.1%) | |
| Post-NPC duration (year) | 12.5 ± 7.1 | 8.4 ± 9.7 | 0.094 |
| Previous NPC treatment | |||
| Radiotherapy (n, %) | 17 (68%) | 9 (33.3%) | |
| Radiotherapy and chemotherapy (n, %) |
7 (28%) | 18 (66.6%) | |
| Radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and surgery (n, %) |
1 (4%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Habitual physical activity level (metabolic equivalent hours per week) | 13.9 ± 14.1 | 14.9 ± 14.5 | 0.795 |
Mean ± standard deviation presented for continuous variables.
*P < 0.05 for between-group comparisons.