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Table 3 Characteristics of the invited and included patients

From: Design and baseline characteristics of the ParkFit study, a randomized controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of a multifaceted behavioral program to increase physical activity in Parkinson patients

 

Complete cohort

of PD patients

Eligible patients

  

Not willing to participate

Willing to participate

N

3453

1101

586

Gender (% male)

59.0

53.4

65.4

Age (years)

66.1 (7.2)

67.2 (7.1)

64.1 (7.6)

Disease duration (years)

6.2 (5.7)

6.0 (5.6)

5.3 (4.6)

Ability to walk (%)

   

Normal

814 (23.7)

232 (21.3)

157 (26.8)

Slow but independently

1747 (50.8)

556 (51.0)

348 (59.4)

Independently with walking aid

605 (17.6)

302 (27.7)

81 (13.8)

With help of someone

112 (3.3)

  

Wheelchair bounded

158 (4.6)

  

Level of physical activity (min/week)

144.8 (196.7)

40.1 (61.1)

59.2 (71.9)