Research Article

Physical Activity in Hemodialysis Patients Measured by Triaxial Accelerometer

Table 2

Characteristics of physical activities in daily life in hemodialysis (HD) patients on dialysis and nondialysis days and in control subjects.

HD patients ()Control subjects ()
Dialysis daysNondialysis days

Active time (min)142.9 ± 63.3*242.9 ± 73.0278.0 ± 76.1#
Walking time (min)55.7 ± 30.8*84.5 ± 38.1103.2 ± 31.5#
Standing time (min)87.2 ± 36.6*158.3 ± 59.6174.8 ± 65.0#
Sitting time (min)311.2 ± 76.9301.6 ± 88.6372.2 ± 77.1*#
Lying time (min)250.1 ± 91.1*152.1 ± 130.647.8 ± 70.5*#
Steps/day4362 ± 2084*7007 ± 34378792 ± 2870#

compared to nondialysis days; # compared to dialysis days.