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. 2017 Jan-Feb;25(1):25–29. doi: 10.1590/1413-785220172501166212

Table 1. Description of quantitative characteristics according to improvements in the TUG time, qualitative characteristics and statistical test results.

Variable Improves TUG Total OR unadjusted IC (95%) p OR adjusted IC (95%) p
No Yes Lower Upper Lower Upper
Type of physical activity, n (%) 0,561
Sedentary 40 (85.1) 7 (14.9) 47 1.00 1.00
Booklet/Stretching 26 (76.5) 8 (23.5) 34 1.76 0.57 5.43 # 0.999
Walking/Fitness/Water Aerobics 51 (87.9) 7 (12.1) 58 0.78 0.25 2.42 # 0.999
Swimming/Bicycle/Bodybuilding 17 (85) 3 (15) 20 1.01 0.23 4.37 # 0.999
Intensity of physical activity, n (%) 0.829
Sedentary 44 (88) 6 (12) 50 1.00 1.00
Light 54 (83.1) 11 (16.9) 65 1.49 0.51 4.36 # 0.999
Moderate 29 (85.3) 5 (14.7) 34 1.26 0.35 4.53 # 0.999
Vigorous 7 (77.8) 2 (22.2) 9 2.10 0.35 12.53 # 0.999
Minutes per Week 0.999 0.995 1.002 0.598* 0.995 0.988 1.002 0.176
Mean (SD) 124.7 (136.9) 101.7 (105.6) 121.2 (132.6)
Median (min.; max.) 100 (0; 840) 70 (0; 390) 95 (0; 840)
Age (years) 0.96 0.92 1.01 0.144 0.93 0.87 0.99 0.017
Mean (SD) 67.6 (8.5) 64.8 (10) 67.2 (8.8)
Median (min.; max.) 68 (48; 87) 65 (47; 84) 67 (47; 87)
Gender, n (%) 0.194*
Male 32 (91.4) 3 (8.6) 35 1.00 1.00
Female 103 (82.4) 22 (17.6) 125 2.28 0.64 8.11 4.89 0.55 43.66 0.155
Race, n (%) 0.536
White 86 (83.5) 17 (16.5) 103 1.00 1.00
Mulatto/Mestizzo 26 (81.2) 6 (18.8) 32 1.17 0.42 3.27 0.70 0.20 2.52 0.587
Black 18 (90) 2 (10) 20 0.56 0.12 2.65 0.35 0.06 2.02 0.24
Asian 4 (100) 0 (0) 4 # # 0.999
Bilateral, n (%) 0.165*
No 46 (90.2) 5 (9.8) 51 1.00 1.00
Yes 89 (81.7) 20 (18.3) 109 2.07 0.73 5.86 2.36 0.71 7.87 0.163
BMI 1.04 0.96 1.13 0.356 0.98 0.87 1.12 0.799
Mean (SD) 31.2 (5.3) 32.3 (5.1) 31.4 (5.2)
Median (min.; max.) 30.7 (19.8; 49.9) 31.2 (25.9; 45.8) 30.8 (19.8; 49.9)
BFP 1.02 0.97 1.08 0.409 1.00 0.89 1.14 0.961
Mean (SD) 38.1 (8.4) 39.6 (7.7) 38.3 (8.3)
Median (min.; max.) 40.4 (10.1; 49.1) 40.7 (18.5; 48) 40.4 (10.1; 49.1)
Study time 0.99 0.86 1.14 0.721* 0.96 0.82 1.13 0.6
Mean (SD) 8 (3.1) 7.9 (3) 8 (3)
Median (min.; max.) 8 (1; 15) 8 (1; 15) 8 (1; 15)

The total number of cases varies by variable; Interaction between the type of activity and intensity (p> 0.999); Quantitative variables: Student's t test; * Mann-Whitney test; qualitative variables: the likelihood ratio test; * Chi-square test.