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Table 3 Between-cluster differences in patient characteristics and physical behavior measures

From: Three distinct physical behavior types in fatigued patients with multiple sclerosis

 

Gender(%male)

TypeMS

(% per type)

Age

mean ± SD (min-max)

BMI

mean ± SD

(min-max)

EDSS

median (IQR)

Fatigue (CIS20r)

mean ± SD (min-max)

Years MS

median (IQR)

% SB

mean ± SD

(min-max)

tt MVPA

mean ± SD

(min-max)

SB NoB

mean ± SD

(min-max)

dSB1

mean ± SD (min-max)

dSB2

mean ± SD (min-max)

Cluster 1

(n = 46)

30.4

RR: 80.4

PP: 8.7

SP: 8.7

E/U: 2.1

49.8 ± 8.7

(32.1 – 66.7)

25.1 ± 3.75

(18.5 – 34.8)

3 (1.9)

42.3 ± 7.2(26 - 56)

6.9 (10.3)

63.8 ± 7.5

(50.9 - 82.6)

94.1 ± 67.5

(0.0 - 304.7)

766.6 ± 178.2

(421.0 - 208.0)

-8.8 ± 8.3

(-29.8 - 14.8)

19.5± 6.8

(4.1 - 33.3)

Cluster 2

(n= 114)

27.2

RR:68.1

PP: 11.5

SP: 12.4

E/U: 8.0

46.0 ± 10.7

(19.6 – 66.6)

25.6 ± 5.2

(17.2 – 44.8)

3 (2)

44.2 ± 7.4

(14 – 56)

6.7 (11.9)

69.0 ± 6.2

(56.7 - 84.6)

89.6 ± 62.5

(0.0 - 269.2)

794.7 ± 177.4

(373.0 - 1228.0)

2.1 ± 7.3

(-25.3 - 24.8)

6.8 ± 6.6

(-12.2 -21.5)

Cluster 3

(n = 48)

18.8

RR: 83.3

PP: 6.3

SP: 4.2

E/U: 6.3

44.4 ± 10.6

(24.7 – 68.1)

24.1 ± 3.4

(16.7 – 43.2)

2 (1.5)

44.0 ± 6.6(24 – 54)

4.9 (12.4)

54.2 ± 6.0

(40.5 - 70.7)

195.9 ± 97.8

(41.8 - 452.0)

706.1 ± 135.6

(292.0 - 1003.0)

-0.2 ± 8.6

(-30.4 - 24.5)

12.9 ± 7.3

(-1.7 - 28.2)

P

0.393

0.501

0.032*

0.166

<0.001*

0.178

0.389

<0.001*

<0.001*

0.009*

<0.001*

<0.001*

Post-hoc test

  

0.111

1.000

0.454

0.067

1.000

<0.001*

0.809

0.391

<0.001*

<0.001*

   

0.035*

0.839

<0.001*

0.168

0.510

<0.001*

<0.001*

0.118

<0.001*

<0.001*

   

1.000

0.175

<0.001*

0.741

1.000

<0.001*

<0.001*

0.002*

0.063

<0.001*

  1. RR relapsing – remitting, PP primary progressive, SP secondary progressive, E/U else or unknown, % SB percentage sedentary behavior, SB no. bouts number of bouts in sedentary behavior, tt MVPA total time in moderate to vigorous activity, dSB1 %SB afternoon minus %SB morning, dSB2 %SB evening minus %SB afternoon