Factors Affecting Health-Related Quality of Life and Physical Activity after Liver Transplantation for Autoimmune and Nonautoimmune Liver Diseases: A Prospective, Single Centre Study

Table 5

(a) Professional work status (employment versus pension) and physical activity in liver transplant recipients. (b) Nutritional status (body mass index, BMI) and physical activity in analyzed patients.

(a)

IPAQ	Employed  (𝑛=40)	Pensioners  (𝑛=67)	𝑃
Total (MET-min/week)	5668.2 ± 4787.0	3797.9 ± 1852.8	0.005
Walking (MET-min/week)	1287.5 ± 870.9	1287.5 ± 985.5	0.98
Moderate (MET-min/week)	2340.7 ± 1451.7	2440.0 ± 1326.5	0.71
Vigorous (MET-min/week)	2043.0 ± 4934.6	70.5 ± 296.9	0.0014
Sitting time (min-week)	632.5 ± 173.2	634.0 ± 187.2	0.96

(b)

IPAQ	1  (𝑛=46)	2  (𝑛=38)	3  (𝑛=23)	𝑃 (1 versus 2)	𝑃 (1 versus 3)	𝑃 (2 versus 3)
Total (MET-min/week)	5585.3  ±  4599.4	3651.9  ±  1635.4	3717.3  ±  1670.0	0.0082	0.027	0.93
Walking (MET-min/week)	1361.2 ± 1179.2	1283.1 ± 686.8	1142.1 ± 571.1	0.70	0.35	0.56
Moderate (MET-min/week)	2600.5 ± 1294.0	2109.8 ± 1337.5	2491.7 ± 1534.2	0.10	0.75	0.29
Vigorous (MET-min/week)	1623.5  ±  4674.7	258.9  ±  567.3	83.5 ± 400.3	0.047	0.054	0.83
Sitting time (min-week)	663.5 ± 182.9	593.7 ± 183.9	639.1 ± 168.4	0.08	0.59	0.34

All values are shown as mean ± SD.
Group 1: normal BMI (18–25 kg/m²); group 2: overweight (BMI 25–30 kg/m²); group 3: obese (BMI 25–30 kg/m²).