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Table 3 Primary outcome measures, mean ± SD, median (IQ-range), or number (%)

From: Physical activity in subjects with multiple sclerosis with focus on gender differences: a survey

  

All

Men

Women

P-value

PADS-R

total

0.184 ± 1.475

–0.180 ± 1.632

0.333 ± 1.383

0.007*

 

≥ mean

135 (47.0%)

29 (34.5%)

106 (52.2%)

0.006*

 

< mean

152 (53.0%)

55 (65.5%)

97 (47.8%)

 

MSIS-29

physical

27.5 (7.5–52.5)

41.3 (13.8–63.8)

25.0 (6.3–47.5)

0.004*

 

psychological

27.8 (11.1–47.2)

30.6 (13.9–50.0)

25.0 (9.0–43.8)

0.18

 

physical 0–25

133 (46.3%)

31 (36.9%)

102 (50.2%)

0.002*

 

physical >25–50

71 (24.7%)

15 (17.9%)

56 (27.6%)

 
 

physical >50–75

51 (17.8%)

20 (23.8%)

31 (15.3%)

 
 

physical >75–100

26 (9.1%)

15 (17.9%)

11 (5.4%)

 

FSS

total

4.66 (2.94–5.89)

4.78 (3.11–6.11)

4.56 (2.9–5.89)

0.417

 

≥4

177 (61.7%)

54 (64.3%)

123 (60.6%)

0.51

 

<4

108 (37.6%)

29 (34.5%)

79 (38.9%)

 

ESES

 

27 (20–35)

25 (18–33)

28 (21–36)

0.013*

FES(S)

total

112 (65–129)

99 (40–128)

116 (76–130)

0.012*

 

IADL

52 (26–60)

41 (12–60)

54 (29–60)

0.016*

 

PADL

54 (36–60)

51 (25–59)

56 (42–60)

0.003*

SIPAneg

total

0.06 (0.00–0.28)

0.08 (0.00–0.33)

0.06 (0.00–0.25)

0.067

 

family

0.08 (0.00–0.33)

0.13 (0.00–0.58)

0.08 (0.00–0.33)

0.558

 

friends

0.00 (0.00–0.33)

0.08 (0.00–0.33)

0.00 (0.00–0.33)

0.454

 

experts

0.00 (0.00–0.08)

0.00 (0.00–0.17)

0.00 (0.00–0.08)

0.215

SIPApos

total

0.80 (0.40–1.36)

0.73 (0.36–1.25)

0.82 (0.40–1.38)

0.382

 

family

1.13 (0.45–1.75)

1.00 (0.55–1.70)

1.23 (0.40–1.80)

0.005*

 

friends

0.67 (0.20–1.40)

0.60 (0.08–1.07)

0.80 (0.27–1.47)

0.139

 

experts

0.23 (0.00–1.15)

0.40 (0.00–1.25)

0.20 (0.00–1.07)

0.38

  1. *p < 0.05, MSIS-29 = Multiple Sclerosis Impact Scale, FSS = Fatigue Severity Scale, PADS-R = Physical Activity Disability Survey – Revised, ESES = SCI Exercise Self-Efficacy Scale, FES(S) = Falls Efficacy Scale Swedish version, IADL = Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, PADL = Personal Activities of Daily Living, SIPAneg = Social Influences on Physical Activity negative subscale, SIPApos = Social Influences on Physical Activity positive subscale.