Table 3.
Current levels of physical activity and exercise preferences by age
| Variable | ≥65 yr, 211 | <65 yr, 201 | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current physical activityc | |||
| Walk 10 min | 123/211 (58%) | 156/201 (78%) | 0.001 |
| Moderate | 58/211 (28%) | 80/201 (40%) | 0.01 |
| Vigorous | 14/211 (7%) | 33/201 (16%) | <0.01 |
| Desire to exercise | |||
| No difficulty | 47/208 (23%) | 55/198 (28%) | 0.24 |
| Difficult | 56/208 (27%) | 62/198 (31%) | |
| Cannot | 81/208 (39%) | 69/198 (39%) | |
| Do not want to | 22/208 (11%) | 11/198 (6%) | |
| No response | 3/211 (1%) | 3/201 (1%) | |
| Type of exercisea | |||
| Resistance | 42/178 (22%) | 35/185 (18%) | 0.40 |
| Aerobic | 42/178 (23%) | 37/185 (20%) | 0.48 |
| Both | 56/178 (30%) | 98/185 (51%) | <0.001 |
| Neither | 39/178 (25%) | 18/185 (6%) | <0.001 |
| Place of exerciseb | |||
| Home | 141/184 (77%) | 133/187 (71%) | 0.13 |
| Neighborhood | 51/184 (28%) | 71/187 (38%) | 0.04 |
| HD unit | 41/184 (22%) | 39/187 (21%) | 0.72 |
| Gym | 28/184 (15%) | 80/187 (43%) | <0.001 |
HD, hemodialysis; PD, peritoneal dialysis.
a
Does not include patients who did not want to exercise (n=22 and 11, respectively) or did not respond (n=11 and 5, respectively) by age category.
b
Does not include patients who did not want to exercise (n=22 and 11, respectively) or did not respond (n=5 and 3, respectively) by age category; patients could pick multiple response categories.
c
Percentage of all patients for each category of physical activity.