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. 2020 Aug 14;11:688. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2020.00688

Table 2.

Clinical outcomes and accelerometry data.

Control pwMS RRMS PP-/SPMS EDSS ≤ 3.5 EDSS > 3.5
Clinical test
T25FW (s) 4.0 ± 0.6 5.6 ± 2.8 4.2 ± 0.8 6.8 ± 3.5 4.7 ± 0.8 7.8 ± 3.5
(p < 0.001) (p < 0.001) (p = 0.020)
FTSTS (s) 7.4 ± 1.7 11.7 ± 4.8 9.6 ± 1.7 13.8 ± 5.9 10.4 ± 2.7 15.8 ± 7.4
(p < 0.001) (p < 0.001) (p = 0.039)
TTW (s) 6.6 ± 1.8 11.8 ± 5.6 8.9 ± 3.3 14.4 ± 6.2 10.4 ± 4.1 15.8 ± 7.5
(p < 0.001) (p < 0.001) (p = 0.030)
2MWT (m) 201 ± 35 164 ± 38 179 ± 29 148 ± 40 176 ± 29 131 ± 41
(p < 0.001) (p = 0.002) (p = 0.003)
6MWT (m) 609 ± 75 477 ± 123 530 ± 86 424 ± 132 517 ± 90 362 ± 136
(p < 0.001) (p < 0.001) (p = 0.002)
PROMS
GLTEQ 43.1 ± 27.1 25.1 ± 20.9 30.1 ± 21.6 20.6 ± 19.2 29.5 ± 20.9 13.9 ± 16.4
(p < 0.001) (p = 0.105) (p = 0.014)
FAI 34.6 ± 4.6 32.0 ± 6.1 32.4 ± 5.1 32.1 ± 6.8 33.6 ± 5.1 28.6 ± 6.7
(p = 0.023) (p < 0.868) (p = 0.028)
IPAQ 7,553 ± 7,454 6,314 ± 5,919 6,449 ± 5,451 6,188 ± 6,415 6,459 ± 5,059 5,900 ± 8,099
(p = 0.347) (p = 0.868) (p = 0.805)
MSWS-12 26.4 ± 13.9 18.8 ± 9.7 34.5 ± 12.5 21.0 ± 10.3 42.0 ± 9.4
(p < 0.001) (p < 0. 001)
Wear time of actiGraph and smartphone
Wear time ActiGraph minutes 4,498 ± 1,305 4,556 ± 1,692 4,056 ± 1,715 5,038 ± 1,547 4,638 ± 1,437 4,278 ± 2,407
(p = 0.869) (p = 0.036) (p = 0.740)
Wear time smartphone minutes 3,684 ± 1,390 2,769 ± 1,980 2,783 ± 1,582 2,557 ± 2,315 2,884 ± 2,071 2,081 ± 1,742
(p < 0.005) (p = 0.733) (p = 0.171)
Smartphone outcomes
meanVM 9.86 ± 0.08 9.83 ± 0.07 9.83 ± 0.07 9.88 ± 0.07 9.85 ± 0.07 9.87 ± 0.09
(p = 0.103) (p = 0.007) (p = 0.467)
varVM 0.485 ± 0.26 0.264 ± 0.22 0.430 ± 0.19 0.103 ± 0.10 0.311 ± 0.23 0.138 ± 0.16
(p < 0.001) (p < 0.001) (p = 0.007)
ActiGraph outcomes
meanVM 2,405 ± 714 2,286 ± 583 2,375 ± 580 2,205 ± 583 2,275 ± 592 2,319 ± 575
(p = 0.347) (p = 0.309) (p = 0.805)
Daily MVPA 218 ± 80 216 ± 83 189 ± 77 240 ± 81 213 ± 82 223 ± 88
(p = 0.869) (p = 0.023) (p = 0.791)
Steps/minute 13.5 ± 3.43 11.6 ± 2.80 12.1 ± 2.24 11.0 ± 3.17 11.8 ± 2.94 10.9 ± 2.24
(p < 0.001) (p = 0.165) (p = 0.421)

Values represent mean ± SD if not otherwise indicated. p-values for group comparison (patients vs. controls, RRMS vs. PP-/SPMS and EDSS groups) based on chi-square test for rates or Student's t-test. p-values are corrected p-values through Benjamini–Hochberg.

T25FW, Timed 25-Foot Walk; FTSTS, Five-Times Sit-to-Stand Test; TTW, 3-Meter Timed Tandem Walk; 2MWT, 2-Minute Walk Time; 6MWT, 6-Minute Walk Time; GLTEQ, Godin Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire; FAI, Frenchay Activity Index; IPAQ, International Physical Activity Questionnaire; MSWS-12, 12-Item MS Walking Scale; meanVM, mean vector magnitude; varVM, variance of vector magnitude; daily MVPA, daily moderate to vigorous physical activity.