Table 3.

Longitudinal analyses of parameters of physical functioning and physical activity

Parameter	Recipients	Donors
Handgrip strength (kg)
Baseline	24.5 [20.5–40.0]	29.5 [23.0–41.8]
1 month post-surgery	26.5 [19.0–41.3]	–
3 months post-surgery	28.5 [22.8–41.5]	28.5 [22.4–46.9]
6 months post-surgery	30.0 [24.3–41.0]	–
12 months post-surgery	33.0 [25.0–41.0]	29.0 [25.0–39.4]
p-value	< 0.001 (n = 17)	0.986 (n = 18)
SF-36 PCS score (%)
Baseline	45.1 [37.7–51.2]	56.7 [54.9–57.8]
1 month post-surgery	33.7 [30.5–43.1]	–
3 months post-surgery	44.8 [34.3–52.1]	55.3 [48.8–57.9]
6 months post-surgery	52.2 [47.9–54.6]	–
12 months post-surgery	52.1 [48.5–56.3]	55.2 [50.4–59.0]
p-value	< 0.001 (n = 17)	0.234 (n = 18)
SF-36 Physical Functioning (%)
Baseline	46.1 [41.8–52.5]	56.8 [54.1–56.8]
1 month post-surgery	41.8 [35.3–50.3]	-
3 months post-surgery	50.3 [41.8–54.6]	54.6 [50.9–56.8]
6 months post-surgery	54.6 [50.3–54.6]	–
12 months post-surgery	54.6 [52.5–54.6]	54.6 [52.5–56.8]
p-value	< 0.001 (n = 17)	0.049 (n = 18)
Number of Steps/day a
Baseline	6599.0 [4459.5–11,320.0]	13,287.0 [9917.0–14,731.0]
3 months post-surgery	–	11,513.0 [9839.0–14,429.0]
6 months post-surgery	7042.0 [5198.5–10,078.5]	–
12 months post-surgery	–	12,773.0 [9243.0–18,508.0]
p-value	0.917 (n = 13)	0.529 (n = 11)
TEE/kg/day −1 a
Baseline	31.2 [26.8–35.3]	32.8 [31.1–37.7]
3 months post-surgery	–	32.8 [28.9–39.9]
6 months post-surgery	31.6 [29.5–36.1]	–
12 months post-surgery	–	33.2 [29.1–38.8]
p-value	0.552 (n = 13)	0.850 (n = 11)
AEE/kg/day −1a
Baseline	4.7 [0.9–9.3]	9.0 [5.9–10.6]
3 months post-surgery	–	5.7 [4.8–15.0]
6 months post-surgery	3.4 [2.6–6.9]	–
12 months post-surgery	–	5.4 [4.8–14.5]
p-value	0.972 (n = 13)	0.486 (n = 11)

Data are presented as median [25th and 75th percentile]

TEE total energy expenditure, AEE activity related energy expenditure, SF short form

^aData available in 13 recipients/11 donors