Validation of Two Activity Monitors in Slow and Fast Walking Hospitalized Patients
Table 2
Patient characteristics.
Variables
Overall
Older medical patients
Older patients with acute hip fracture
Acute high-risk abdominal surgery patients
Age, median (IQR) (range) ()
76.0 (72.0-82.3) (28-92) ()
74.5 (72.5-77.0) (67-91) ()
81.5 (75.8-85.5) (72-92) ()
70.0 (57.0-78.5) (28-92) ()
Sex, female; (%)
16 (44.0)
3 (25.0)
8 (67.0)
5 (42.0)
Gait speed (m/s), median (IQR) ()
0.53 (0.32-0.86) ()
0.77 (0.52-1.04) ()
0.27 (0.22-0.39) ()
0.67 (0.50-0.95) ()
Slow walkers, (%)
20 (57.0)
4 (20.0)
10 (50.0)
6 (30.0)
Fast walkers, (%)
15 (43.0)
8 (53.0)
1 (7.0)
6 (40.0)
30 s CST, median (IQR)
10 (7-10) ()
10 (10-11) ()
9 (7-10) ()
30 s CST mod, median (IQR)
4 (3-7) ()
8 (4-11) ()
3 (2-4) ()
4 (3-6) ()
One patient with acute hip fracture could not finish the 4-meter gait speed test due to pain; slow walkers: ; fast walkers: ; 30 s CST: 30-second chair-stand test; 30 s CST mod: modified 30-second chair-stand test (use of armrests to perform the test).
