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Table 3 Differences between patients who increased in the number of minutes spent exergaming per day after the 12-week intervention compared to patients who decreased in the number of minutes spent exergaming per day

From: Exergaming to increase the exercise capacity and daily physical activity in heart failure patients: a pilot study

 

↓minutes exergaming than median N = 15*

↑minutes exergaming than median N = 15**

Significance

p-value

Age (Years)

63 (±15)

65 (±14)

.370

Female gender

7 (47%)

3 (20%)

.160

Education

  

.066

  - Higher than high school

12 (80%)

6 (40%)

 

Marital status

  

.082

  - Married/in a relationship

12 (80%)

14 (93%)

 

Children

14 (93%)

14 (93%)

.334

Grandchildren

10 (67%)

13 (87%)

.024

New York Heart Association class (NYHA)

  

.392

  - NYHAII

11 (73%)

9 (60%)

 

  - NYHA III

4 (27%)

5 (33%)

 

Time after diagnosis

  

.472

  - Less than 1 year

8 (53%)

6 (40%)

 

Smoking

0

1 (7%)

.283

Alcohol consumption

  

.516

  - One glass or less a week

9 (60%)

6 (40%)

 

Comorbidity

3 (20%)

5 (33%)

.417

Body Mass Index (BMI)***

30 (±5)

28 (±4)

.284

Overweight/obesity (BMI > 25)

12 (80%)

11(74%)

.671

Anxiety baseline

5 (±3)

6 (±4)

.437

Depression baseline

4 (±3)

3 (±2)

.440

Self-efficacy baseline

6 (±2)

6 (±2)

.610

Motivation baseline

2 (±1)

2 (±1)

.944

6 minute walking test baseline (meters

503 (±98)

493 (±95)

.770

6 minute walking test 12 weeks (meters)

516 (±115)

525 (±87)

.804

Delta 6 minute walking test (meters)

9(±70)

33(±78)

.402

  1. *↓ Decrease.
  2. **↑ Increase.
  3. **BMI, Body Mass Index.
  4. De was data analysed by Kruskal-Wallis analysis, Student´s t-test where appropriate, means and standard deviations were calculated for continuous data, and absolute numbers and percentages were computed for nominal variables.