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Table 2 Mean values and differences with 95% confidence intervals (95%-CI) of PA parameters and PC measures

From: Change of physical activity parameters of hip and pelvic fracture patients during inpatient rehabilitation and after discharge: analysis of global and in-depth parameters

  T0 (n = 111) T0-T1 T1 (n = 103) T1-T2 T2 (n = 92)
Global cumulative PA parameters
 Average daily walking duration [min] 22.5 (17.5; 27.4) 12.5 (9.2; 15.8) 35.0 (30.0; 40.0) 8.7 (2.3; 15.1) 43.7 (36.8; 50.6)
 Average daily number of steps 1304 (1019; 1589) 837 (595; 1080) 2141 (1857; 2426) 731 (278; 1184) 2872 (2383; 3361)
 Average daily upright duration [min] 171.9 (146.4; 197.5) 46.9 (27.8; 65.9) 218.8 (193.4; 244.2) 72.6 (45.1; 100.2) 291.4 (257.8; 325.0)
In-depth PA parameters
 Average daily walking interval length [s] 11.9 (10.6; 13.1) 2.34 (0.68; 4.00) 14.2 (12.7; 15.7) −4.19 (−5.56; −2.82) 10.0 (9.2; 10.8)
 Coefficient of variation for walking interval lengths ≥10s 0.70 (0.66; 0.75) 0.08 (0.02; 0.15) 0.79 (0.72; 0.85) 0.22 (0.11; 0.34) 1.01 (0.88; 1.14)
 Number of walking bouts ≥1 s 99 (81; 116) 49 (38; 60) 147 (130; 165) 94 (64; 124) 241 (207; 276)
 Number of walking bouts ≥10 s 36 (28; 43) 19 (14; 24) 54 (47; 62) 21 (11; 32) 76 (64; 88)
 Number of walking bouts ≥60 s 4 (2; 5) 2 (1; 3) 6 (5; 7) −2 (−4; − 1) 3 (3; 4)
 Median cadence [steps/min] 52.6 (50.3; 54.9) 6.23 (4.05; 8.41) 58.8 (56.8; 60.8) 3.14 (−0.41; 6.68) 61.9 (58.6; 65.3)
 Average daily number of sit-to-stand transfers 49 (45; 53) 7 (4; 10) 56 (52; 60) −12 (−15; −8) 44 (41; 48)
Traditional PC measures
 Gait speed [m/s]a 0.45 (0.41; 0.48) 0.09 (0.06; 0.13) 0.54 (0.50; 0.58) −0.01 (−0.06; 0.04) 0.53 (0.48; 0.58)
 5-Chair rise time [s]a 34.3 (31.0; 37.6) −5.09 (−7.69; −2.48) 29.2 (26.4; 32.1) 0.36 (−2.80; 3.52) 28.9 (25.8; 31.9)
  1. T0 at admission, T1 at discharge, T2 three months after discharge
  2. a Measured by stop-watch