Table 3. Characteristics of participants in terms of physical activity in two groups .
| Question | Choices |
Hemodialysis patients
N (%) |
Outpatients
N (%) |
Statistical
indicators |
|
Did you have walking
as exercise during past 10 years? |
Yes | 27 (26.2) | 76 (73.8) | χ2 = 35.44 p <0.001 df = 1 |
| No | 128 (62.1) | 78 (37.9) | ||
|
How many days a
week do you have walking as exercise? |
4 days a week or less | 12 (42.9) | 16 (57.1) | χ2 = 5.74 p = 0.01 df = 1 |
| 5 days a week or more | 14 (19.4) | 58 (80.6) | ||
|
Physical activity in
past 10 years |
High active | 97 (49.9) | 110 (53.1) | χ2 = 6.19 p = 0.045 df = 2 |
| Sedentary | 54 (60.7) | 35 (39.3) | ||
| Inactive | 4 (33.3) | 8 (66.7) |