Table 5 Description of physical activity before surgery, during hospitalization, and after discharge
Characteristic | Intervention (n = 249) | Control (n = 119) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Activity validation before surgery | |||
Accelerometer users | 20 (8.4) | 20 (16.8) | – |
Physical activity (min/week) | |||
Low (1.5–3.0 MET) | 358 [230–507] | 196 [166–255] | 0.004 |
Moderate (3.1–6.0 MET) | 45 [38–86] | 26 [4–47] | 0.025 |
Vigorous (6.1–9.0 MET) | 0 [0–1] | 0 [0–1] | 0.952 |
Total | 403 [268, 630] | 237 [200, 321] | 0.003 |
Time to first walk after surgery in hospital (hours), n (%) | |||
Walk before to 24 h | 153 (61.4) | 68 (57.1) | 0.710 |
Walk between 24 and 72 h | 88 (35.3) | 47 (39.5) | |
Walk time over 72 h | 8 (3.2) | 4 (3.4) | |
Place of first ambulation, n (%) | |||
Around the bed | 13 (5.2) | 7 (5.9) | 0.218 |
From the bed to the bathroom | 164 (65.9) | 87 (73.1) | |
From the bed to the hallway | 35 (14.1) | 9 (7.6) | |
Through the hallway | 7 (2.8) | 6 (5.0) | |
Other | 30 (12.0) | 10 (8.4) | |
Following walking behavior after six months from the surgery | |||
Were you walking after surgery at least 150 min at the week? Yes | 191 (76.7) | 44 (36.9) | < 0.001 |