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Table 4 Descriptive statistics in eligible and noneligible populations a

From: Combining motivational and volitional strategies to promote unsupervised walking in patients with fibromyalgia: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Variables

Noneligible

Eligible

Mean

(95% CI)

SD

Median

(95% CI)

Mean

(95% CI)

SD

Median

(95% CI)

Age (years)

53.51

(52.59 to 54.42)

8.52

54.24

 

52.14

(51.41 to 52.87)

8.96

52.91

 

Pain intensity

6.63

(6.43 to 6.83)

1.82

6.62

 

6.73

(6.59 to 6.87)

1.70

6.75

 

Fatigue

8.01

(7.79 to 8.23)

2.01

8.00

 

8.20

(8.36 to 8.39)

1.96

9.00

 

Fatigue upon waking

7.99

(7.74 to 8.25)

2.37

9.00

 

8.17

(8.00 to 8.25)

2.20

9.00

 

Fatigue impact perception

6.78

(6.48 to 7.08)

2.77

7.00

 

7.01

(6.78 to 7.23)

2.72

7.00

 

Cognitive problems

6.77

(6.48 to 7.05)

2.62

7.00

 

7.00

(6.78 to 7.21)

2.66

8.00

 

Sleeping disorder impact perception

7.07

(6.75 to 7.38)

2.94

8.00

 

7.02

(6.70 to 7.26)

2.95

8.00

 

Cognitive problems impact perception

6.30

(6.00 to 6.61)

2.83

7.00

 

6.57

(6.34 to 6.80)

2.83

7.00

 

IPAQ-Sitting, mi/wk

   

240.5

(240.5 to 300.5)

   

300.5

(240.5 to 300.5)

IPAQ-Walking, min/wk

   

300.5

(245.5 to 350.5)

   

180.5

(140.5 to 180.5)

IPAQ-Moderate activities, min/wk

   

0.5

(0.5 to 60.5)

   

0.5

(0.5 to 0.5)

IPAQ-Vigorous activities, min/wk

   

0.5

(0.5 to 0.5)

   

0.5

(0.5 to 0.5)

IPAQ-Total activities, min/wk

   

383.5

(300.5 to 420.5)

   

180.5

(150.5 to 210.5)

 

n

(%)

   

n

(%)

   

Education level

          

Literate

42

(12.5)

   

67

(11.5)

   

Primary

138

(40.9)

   

261

(44.8)

   

Secondary

106

(31.5)

   

163

(28.0)

   

University

51

(15.1)

   

91

(15.6)

   

Employment status

          

Working

88

(26.3)

   

177

(30.5)

   

Unemployed

63

(18.8)

   

118

(20.4)

   

Retired

26

(7.8)

   

38

(6.6)

   

Retired (pain)

39

(11.6)

   

59

(10.2)

   

Sick leave

32

(9.6)

   

50

(8.6)

   

Housewife

87

(26.0)

   

138

(23.8)

   
  1. aCI: Confidence interval; IPAQ: International Physical Activity Questionnaire; SD: Standard deviation.