Table 1 Patient characteristics at baseline.
From: Telemedicine-based exercise intervention in cancer survivors: a non-randomized controlled trial
Total (n = 92) | TE (n = 61) | RG (n = 31) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | Mean ± SD | n (%) | Mean ± SD | n (%) | Mean ± SD | |
Age (years) (n = 92) Mean ± SD Median (range) | 92 92 | 52.3 ± 16.5 55 (18; 80) | 61 61 | 46.9 ± 15.7 47 (18; 80) | 31 31 | 62.8 ± 12.7 65 (22; 79) |
Gender (n = 92) female male | 37 (40.2) 55 (59.8) | 27 (44.3) 34 (55.7) | 10 (32.3) 21 (67.7) | |||
Body composition (n = 92) Height (cm) Weight (kg) BMI (kg/m2) WHR (waist/hip) | 92 92 92 92 | 171.2 ± 9.3 83.2 ± 20.4 28.2 ± 5.9 0.92 ± 0.10 | 61 61 61 61 | 171.4 ± 9.7 83.8 ± 22.0 28.3 ± 6.4 0.90 ± 0.10 | 31 31 31 31 | 170.8 ± 8.6 82.2 ± 17.2 28.0 ± 4.8 0.96 ± 0.09 |
Bioelectrical impedance analysis (n = 89) Body fat (%) Muscle mass (%) | 89 89 | 33.5 ± 9.7 36.7 ± 5.6 | 59 59 | 32.2 ± 10.3 37.7 ± 5.9 | 30 30 | 36.1 ± 7.9 34.9 ± 4.6 |
Diagnosis (n = 92) Prostate-Ca Mamma-Ca Lymphoma Leukemia Colorectal-Ca Testicular-Ca Bladder-Ca Thyroid-Ca Other | 24 (26.1) 21 (22.8) 9 (9.8) 5 (5.4) 7 (7.6) 5 (5.4) 5 (5.4) 5 (5.4) 11 (12.0) | 11 (18.0) 16 (26.2) 6 (9.8) 3 (4.9) 5 (8.2) 4 (6.6) 4 (6.6) 5 (8.2) 7 (11.5) | 13 (41.9) 5 (16.1) 3 (9.7) 2 (6.5) 2 (6.5) 1 (3.2) 1 (3.2) 0 (0) 4 (12.9) | |||
Months since diagnosis (n = 92) Mean ± SD Median (range) | 92 92 | 44.2 ± 40.2 29 (2; 203) | 61 61 | 44.7 ± 38.8 29 (2; 162) | 31 31 | 43.3 ± 43.4 26 (9; 203) |
Therapy (n = 92) Surgery Chemotherapy Radiotherapy Hormonal therapy Other | 64 (70.0) 48 (52.2) 31 (33.7) 18 (19.6) 14 (15.2) | 43 (70.5) 33 (54.1) 23 (37.7) 10 (16.4) 10 (16.4) | 21 (67.7) 15 (48.4) 8 (25.8) 8 (25.8) 4 (12.9) | |||
Disease progression at baseline (n = 92) Metastasis Relapse | 21 (22.8) 11 (12.0) | 12 (19.7) 8 (13.1) | 9 (29.0) 3 (9.7) | |||
Education (n = 86) University degree Post-school training Still in education Other/no qualification | 29 (31.6) 41 (44.6) 3 (3.2) 13 (14.1) | 22 (39.3) 22 (39.3) 2 (3.6) 10 (17.9) | 7 (23.3) 19 (63.3) 1 (3.3) 3 (10.0) | |||
Employment (n = 86) Full-time Part-time Unemployed | 27 (31.4) 12 (14.0) 47 (54.6) | 25 (44.6) 11 (19.7) 20 (35.7) | 2 (6.7) 1 (3.3) 27 (90.0) | |||
Marital status (n = 87) Married/in a relationship Divorced/seperated Single Widowed | 46 (52.9) 11 (12.6) 26 (29.9) 4 (4.6) | 30 (52.6) 3 (5.3) 22 (38.6) 2 (3.5) | 16 (53.3) 8 (26.7) 4 (13.3) 2 (6.7) | |||
Lifestyle (n = 85) Currently smoking Regular alcohol Vegetarian/vegan nutrition | 17 (20.0) 37 (43.5) 5 (5.9) | 13 (23.2) 26 (46.4) 2 (3.6) | 4 (13.8) 11 (37.9) 3 (10.3) | |||
Self-evaluation (n = 85) Current health (10–100) Current physical performance (10–100) | 85 85 | 65.8 ± 21.1 56.0 ± 21.1 | 56 56 | 69.3 ± 19.3 57.7 ± 20.3 | 29 29 | 59.0 ± 23.0 52.8 ± 22.5 |
Physical activity at baseline1 (n = 66) Min/week MET min/week Physical activity level (PAL) High PAL Moderate PAL Low PAL WHO recommendations2 (%) Fulfilled Not fulfilled | 66 66 36 (54.5) 23 (34.8) 7 (10.6) 50 (75.8) 16 (24.2) | 984.2 ± 740.0 4022.3 ± 3071.3 | 49 49 30 (61.2) 16 (32.7) 3 (6.1) 41 (83.7) 8 (16.3) | 1057.2 ± 764.8 4404.6 ± 32062.3 | 17 17 6 (35.3) 7 (41.2) 4 (23.5) 9 (53.9) 8 (47.1) | 773.8 ± 618.2 2920.2 ± 2396.5 |
Wearable activity tracker3 (n = 61) Steps4 per day Active minutes5 total Active minutes5 light Active minutes5 moderate Active minutes5 vigorous Active minutes5 ≥ moderate | 34 34 34 34 34 34 | 10723.9 ± 4304.4 2258.5 ± 663.2 1836.3 ± 579.1 212.5 ± 123.6 231.2 ± 116.7 443.7 ± 187.0 | ||||
