Table 1.
Demographics, clinical information, health behavior
|
TAU |
Tai Chi |
Statistic | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 17) | (n = 15) | |||||
|
Demographics |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Age M (SD) |
43.6 |
(8.0) |
42.6 |
(9.4) |
0.32a |
0.753 |
| Female sex, n (%) |
12 |
(71) |
10 |
(67) |
0.06b |
0.811 |
|
Health Behavior |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Tobacco users, n (%) |
2 |
(12) |
3 |
(20) |
0.42b |
0.645 |
| Body Mass Index, M (SD) |
25.5 |
(5.5) |
24.2 |
(3.7) |
0.79a |
0.438 |
| Phys. activity/week, n (%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| < 1x |
6 |
(35) |
2 |
(13) |
0.17b |
0.338 |
| 1-2x |
6 |
(35) |
8 |
(53) |
||
| > 3x |
5 |
(30) |
5 |
(33) |
||
|
Clinical Information |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| MS course, n (%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Relapsing-remitting |
13 |
(77) |
14 |
(93) |
4.93b |
0.085 |
| Secondary progressive |
4 |
(24) |
0 |
(0) |
||
| Clinically isolated syndrome |
0 |
(0) |
1 |
(7) |
||
| MS Duration in years, M (SD) |
7.8 |
(6.8) |
6.0 |
(4.7) |
0.86a |
0.395 |
| MS treatment, n (%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes | 16 | (94) | 12 | (80) | 0.45b | 0.228 |
at-test.
bchi square test.
Note: M = mean, SD = standard deviation, TAU = treatment as usual.