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Table 3 Results of HAQUAMS total and susbcores reported as median (variance) and range in 26 PwMS and their association with daily physical activity according to SWAmini parameters (Spearman correlations)

From: Subjective and objective assessment of physical activity in multiple sclerosis and their relation to health-related quality of life

HAQUAMS parameter

Median (variance)

Min-Max

SWAmini

Step count per hour

Mean METs

Active METs

LPA

MPA

VPA

rho

p

rho

p

rho

p

rho

p

rho

p

rho

P

Fatigue

2.61 (.866)

1.00–4.25

−.136

.509

−.369

.064

−.156

.446

.350

.080

−.244

.230

−.233

.253

Thinking

2.75 (.980)

1.00–4.50

−.061

.768

−.109

.595

−.186

.364

.124

.547

−.065

.754

−.187

.361

Mobility lower limb

2.13 (.672)

1.00–3.75

−.442

.024

−.222

.275

−.064

.755

−.069

.738

−.439

.025

−.310

.123

Mobility upper limb

1.30 (.300)

1.00–3.40

−.178

.385

−.004

.985

.054

.795

−.030

.884

−.267

.188

.000

.999

Communication

2.00 (.561)

1.17–3.83

−.114

.579

−.098

.633

−.083

.689

−.040

.845

−.053

.797

−.006

.975

Mood

2.50 (.716)

1.40–4.60

−.034

.868

−.067

.745

−.202

.322

.128

.533

−.313

.120

−.128

.533

Pain/Sensory

2.00 (.600)

1.00–3.50

.145

.480

−.083

.686

−.232

.255

−.066

.749

.206

.313

−.473

.015

Bowel/Bladder

1.67 (.549)

1.00–3.33

.000

.999

−.023

.913

.099

.631

−.134

.515

−.127

.538

.090

.662

Contentment

2.00 (.427)

1.00–4.00

−.060

.776

−.026

.903

−.372

.067

−.144

.492

−.161

.442

−.365

.073

Total

2.20 (.299)

1.20–3.39

−.227

.264

−.262

.196

−.212

.298

.130

.528

−.368

.065

−.257

.205

  1. Pain/sensory and bowel/bladder were included in addition to published HAQUAMS subscores. Contentment refers to a single-item question. Significant results at level of <0.05 are given in bold