Table 4.
Physical activity of the study’s population before hospitalization and comparisons based on sex, n = 64.
Parameters | Sum n = 64 | Men n = 42 | Women n = 22 | p-Value |
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Physical exercise before hospitalization | 42 (65%) | 32 (76.2%) | 10 (45.5%) | 0.015 * |
Days of exercising per week | 5 ± 1 | 5 ± 1 | 4 ± 1 | 0.023 |
Walking | 33 (51.6%) | 24 (57.1%) | 9 (40.9%) | 0.166 * |
Activity at work | 18 (28.1%) | 13 (31.1%) | 5 (22.7%) | 0.348 * |
Resistance training | 4 (6.2%) | 4 (9.5%) | 0 | 0.176 * |
Aerobic exercise | 5 (7.8%) | 5 (11.9%) | 0 | 0.112 * |
TRX | 2 (3.1%) | 2 (4.8%) | 0 | 0.427 * |
Cycling | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Note: The data are presented as frequencies (percentages) or mean values ± SD; * Chi-square Test of independence.