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Table 1 Characteristics of participants who refused and who completed by follow-up time point

From: Repeat physical activity measurement by accelerometry among colorectal cancer patients—feasibility and minimal number of days of monitoring

 

6 months follow-up

12 months follow-up

24 months follow-up

Refused

Completed

Refused

Completed

Refused

Completed

Na (times asked)

22 (18%)

65 (54%)

38 (31%)

58 (48%)

29 (40%)

33 (46%)

Sex

 Male

17 (77%)

40 (62%)

24 (63%)

40 (69%)

17 (59%)

21 (64%)

 Female

5 (23%)

25 (38%)

14 (37%)

18 (31%)

12 (41%)

12 (36%)

Age, years (mean, SD)

67.3 (12.9)

60.7 (13.4)

64.0 (11.4)

61.2 (11.1)

63.5 (11.7)

63.0 (10.9)

BMI kg/m2 (mean, SD)

24.4 (4.8)

25.6 (3.6)

26.5 (3.9)

26.1 (3.3)

26.6 (4.6)

27.5 (4.3)

Tumor stage

 0 + I

6 (27%)

9 (14%)

12 (32%)

14 (24%)

11 (38%)

6 (18%)

 II

4 (18%)

19 (29%)

11 (29%)

18 (31%)

6 (21%)

14 (42%)

 III

7 (32%)

21 (31%)

9 (24%)

15 (26%)

9 (31%)

11 (33%)

 IV

4 (18%)

7 (11%)

6 (16%)

7 (12%)

3 (10%)

1 (3%)

 Not known

1 (5%)

9 (15%)

0

4 (7%)

0

1 (3%)

Participation in accelerometry at prior follow-up

 6 months

n.a.

40

31 (78%)

25

14 (56%)

 12 months

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

32

20 (63%)

 6 and 12 months

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

19

13 (68%)

  1. Thirty-eight participants took part in the optional physical activity assessment multiple times at the different follow-up time points, whereas 64 participants wore the devices just once.
  2. N number of follow-up approaches, n.a. not applicable, kg kilogram, m 2 square meter, SD standard deviation.
  3. aOut of those participants who were asked.