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Table 3 Patient characteristics physically active vs. inactive patients (2010 WHO norm)

From: Long-term benefits of physical activity in adult patients with late onset Pompe disease: a retrospective cohort study with 10 years of follow-up

 

Physically active (n = 16)

Physically inactive (n = 13)

p value

Age (y)

52.0 [39.0;73.0]

50.0 [36.0;75.0]

.821

Male sex n (%)

11 (69%)

6 (46%)

.219

BMI

24.8 [22.0;33.0]

26.7 [20.6;34.9]

.722

Disease duration (y)

16.0 [8.0;31.0]

17.0 [7.0;41.0]

.523

ERT duration (y)

12.5 [7.0;15.0]

12.0 [7.0;14.0]

.533

Ambulation aid n (%)

4 (25%)

5 (38%)

.436

2 walking stick

2 walking stick

 

1 rolling walker

1 rolling walker

1 partial wheelchair

2 partial wheelchair

Ventilator support n (%)*

4 (25%)

5 (38%)

.436

  1. All values, if not stated otherwise, are presented as a median with a minimum and maximum range
  2. BMI Body mass index, ERT enzyme replacement therapy
  3. *Non-invasive overnight ventilator support; Chi-square test for proportions (Asymptotic significance (2 sided)) and Mann–Whitney U test (Exact significance 2-tailed) for continuous unpaired data are used
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