Research Article
Incongruence between Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Subjective Reports of Physical Activity in Multiple Sclerosis: A Focus on Sex Differences
Table 1
Participant characteristics for the total sample.
| Variable | Total () | Female () | Male () | Test statistic | value | Effect size (95% CI) |
| Age (years) (mean (SD)) | 47.2 (10.2) | 47.3 (9.9) | 47.2 (11.2) | | .978 | (-0.42 to +0.43), trivial | Body mass (kg) (median (range)) | 79.2 (48.0-122.2) | 73.9 (48.0-118.3) | 86.5 (61.2-122.2) | | <.001 | (0.14-0.53), medium | Height (m) (mean (SD)) | 1.70 (0.08) | 1.67 (0.06) | 1.78 (0.07) | | <.001 | (-2.18 to -1.22), large | BMI (kg·m-2) (median (range)) | 27.6 (17.9-44.5) | 26.8 (17.9-44.5) | 27.9 (19.6-40.6) | | .506 | (-0.13 to +0.26), trivial | MS type ( (%)) | RRMS 95 (88.8) PMS 12 (11.2) | RRMS 68 (88.3) PMS 9 (11.7) | RRMS 27 (90.0) PMS 3 (10.0) | | .804 | (-0.29 to +0.22), trivial | EDSS (median (range)) | 2.0 (0.0-6.0) | 2.0 (0.0-6.0) | 2.0 (0.0-6.0) | | .710 | (-0.16 to +0.23), trivial |
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. 95% CI: 95% confidence interval; BMI: body mass index; EDSS: Expanded Disability Status Scale; MS: multiple sclerosis; RRMS: relapsing-remitting MS; PMS: progressive MS (including primary and secondary progressive MS). |