Assessment of physical activity in patients with chronic kidney disease and renal replacement therapy

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Table 8 Total activity and activity loss scores correlated with haemoglobin levels

Group	Score	Co-efficient	Co-efficient strength	p value
CKD stages 3–5	TAS	−0.38	Weak	0.13
Home haemodialysis	TAS	0.31	Weak	0.21
In-centre haemodialysis	TAS	0.23	Weak	0.24
Peritoneal dialysis	TAS	0.012	Very weak	0.96
Transplant recipients*	TAS	0.58	Moderate	0.0061
CKD stages 3–5	Activity loss	0.15	Very weak	0.55
Home haemodialysis	Activity loss	0.34	Weak	0.17
In-centre haemodialysis	Activity loss	−0.16	Very weak	0.41
Peritoneal dialysis	Activity loss	−0.33	Weak	0.19
Transplant recipients	Activity loss	−0.25	Weak	0.27

Table displaying the correlation co-efficient and p value for both activity scores against the haemoglobin levels for patients in each renal sub-group
*Statistically significant (p < 0.05) Spearman’s Rank Correlation between stated activity score and haemoglobin levels