Telemonitoring of Daily Activity and Symptom Behavior in Patients with COPD

Table 2

Mean daily activity in counts per minute in COPD patients (𝑛=39) and controls (𝑛=21), stratified for employment status (COPD: employed (𝑛=7)/unemployed (𝑛=32), controls: employed (𝑛=11)/unemployed (𝑛=10)).

	COPD patients	Controls	95% CI	𝑃 value
Day
Employed	1066±409	1091±187	−323;274	𝑃=0.865
Unemployed	820±225	1241±352	−611;−231	𝑃<0.001
Morning (8–13 h)
Employed	1165±545	1087±307	−344;501	𝑃=0.699
Unemployed	958±281	1382±511	−682;−165	𝑃=0.002
Afternoon (13–17 h)
Employed	1088±369	1235±304	−486;192	𝑃=0.371
Unemployed	804±260	1241±301	−635;−240	𝑃<0.001
Evening (17–20 h)
Employed	830±355	911±343	−438;275	𝑃=0.634
Unemployed	615±212	1078±343	−647;−279	𝑃<0.001

Data is presented as mean ± SD. 95% CI: 95% confidence interval of the difference.