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. 2015 Jun 29;11:361–371. doi: 10.2147/VHRM.S84832

Table 2.

Physical activity scores of the patients in the active and inactive cohorts using RG and IPAQ-SF questionnaires

Physical activity Active patients, RG ≥16 (N=628) Inactive patients, RG <16 (N=1,138) P-value
RG questionnaire
Total RG score (mean ± SD) 24.6±3.8 8.6±2.9 <0.001
 Median 24 8
% with leisure and exercise PA 97.9 9.6 <0.001
Score for leisure and exercise PA 14.4±2.8 1.7±2.5 <0.001
Score for daily activities 10.2±2.8 6.9±2.4 <0.001
IPAQ-SF questionnaire
Total IPAQ-SF score
 MET-min/wk; mean ± SD 4,701±4,511 1,601±2,372 <0.001
  Median 3,213 803
IPAQ vigorous PA
 % with vigorous PA 59.5 9.6 <0.001
 MET-min/wk; mean ± SD 2,053±3,648 282±1,378 <0.001
  Median 960 0
IPAQ moderate PA
 % with moderate PA 94.1 59.3 <0.001
 MET-min/wk; mean ± SD 1,468±1,493 692±1,268 <0.001
  Median 960 240
Walking
 min/d; mean ± SD 69.3±61.3 44.1±47.6 <0.001
 MET-min/wk; mean ± SD 1,243±1,265 631±911 <0.001
  Median 891 347
Sedentary
 % (≥8 h/d sitting time) 37.8 64.2 <0.001
 h/d; mean ± SD 7.2±3.1 9.3±3.6 <0.001
  Median 7.0 9.0

Note: Comparisons between both groups (active patients and inactive patients): chi-square test for qualitative variables; Student’s t-test for quantitative variables.

Abbreviations: RG, Ricci-Gagnon; PA, physical activity; IPAQ, International Physical Activity Questionnaire; min, minutes; wk, weeks; h, hour; d, day; MET, metabolic equivalent task; SD, standard deviation.