Table 2 Characteristics of all patients in the study and in patients with increased physical activity versus patients with no increase in physical activity
|  | Study sample (N = 355) | Increased physical activity | P value | Valid data | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (n = 167) | No (n = 188) | ||||
Age (years), mean (SD) [min–max] | 61.6 (14.2) [18–90] | 59.6 (13.8) [18–85] | 63.3 (14.3) [23–90] | 0.013a | 355 |
Sex, female n (%) | 242 (68.2) | 117 (70.1) | 125 (66.5) | 0.471b | 355 |
Education, university education n (%) | 92 (26.6) | 49 (29.9) | 43 (23.6) | 0.189b | 346 |
Baseline activity (score 3–19), median (IQR) [min–max] | 10.0 (5.0) [3–19] | 8.0 (5.0) [3–18] | 11.0 (4.8) [3–19] | < 0.001c | 355 |
 < 150 min (score 3–9) | 176 (49.6) | 105 (62.9) | 71 (37.8) |  |  |
 ~ 150 min (score 10–12) | 95 (26.8) | 39 (23.4) | 56 (29.8) |  |  |
 > 150 min (score 13–19) | 84 (23.7) | 23 (13.8) | 61 (32.4) |  |  |
Confidence to change (1–10), median (IQR) [min–max] | 7.0 (3.0) [1–10] | 7.0 (3.0) [1–10] | 7.0 (3.0) [1–10] | 0.643c | 351 |
Important to change (1–10), median (IQR) [min–max] | 8.0 (4.0) [1–10] | 8.0 (3.0) [1–10] | 8.0 (4.0) [1–10] | 0.152c | 353 |
Exercising family/friends, yes n (%) | 151 (43.3) | 58 (35.4) | 93 (50.3) | 0.005b | 349 |
Diagnosesd | |||||
 Musculoskeletal diseases, yes n (%) | 204 (59.0) | 87 (54.0) | 117 (63.2) | 0.082b | 346 |
 Circulatory diseases, yes n (%) | 179 (51.7) | 78 (48.4) | 101 (54.6) | 0.254b | 346 |
 Endocrine diseases, yes n (%) | 135 (38.4) | 57 (35.4) | 76 (41.1) | 0.279b | 346 |
 Mental health disorders, yes n (%) | 89 (25.7) | 48 (29.8) | 41 (22.2) | 0.104b | 346 |
 Respiratory diseases, yes n (%) | 90 (26.0) | 42 (26.1) | 48 (25.9) | 0.976b | 346 |
 Number of diagnoses, median (IQR) [min–max] | 6.0 (5.0) [0–18] | 6.0 (4.0) [0–16] | 7.0 (4.5) [0–18] | 0.006c | 346 |
Health care usee | |||||
 Number of office visits, median (IQR) [min–max] | 12.0 (19.0) [1–118] | 11.0 (18.0) [1–92] | 15.0 (15.0) [1–118] | 0.038c | 348 |
 ≥ 1 hospital stay, yes n (%) | 86 (24.1) | 38 (28.3) | 48 (25.9) | 0.570b | 348 |
 Prescribing professional group, physician n (%) | 98 (27.7) | 136 (81.4) | 162 (86.2) | 0.225b | 355 |
 Prescribing setting, primary care n (%) | 298 (84.0) | 52 (31.1) | 46 (24.5) | 0.161b | 355 |
 Used counselor support after PAP, yes n (%) | 135 (38.0) | 82 (49.7) | 52 (27.7) | <  0.001b | 355 |
 Positive perception of received support, yes n (%) | 211 (60.3) | 115 (69.3) | 96 (52.2) | <  0.001b | 350 |