Development and Preliminary Validation of a Stroke Physical Activity Questionnaire

Table 3

Reported physical activity per the SPAQ classified by gait-aid usage.

Variable	Number of patients engaged in activity, n (%)				Average time (min/week), median (IQR)
	Total	Walk with gait aids	Walk ID	p value	Total	Walk with gait aids	Walk ID	p value
Low intensity	47 (100.0 %)	26 (100.0 %)	21 (100.0 %)	1.00	730 (735)	590 (497)	895 (965)	0.03
Basic activities of daily living	47 (100.0 %)	26 (100.0 %)	21 (100.0 %)	1.00	210 (70)	210 (70)	210.0 (280.0)	0.24
Light housework	23 (48.9 %)	7 (26.9 %)	16 (76.2 %)	0.001	0 (120)	0 (15)	70.0 (200.0)	0.001
Light gardening work	16 (34.0 %)	5 (19.2 %)	11 (52.4 %)	0.017	0 (40)	0 (0)	30 (175)	0.012
Grocery shopping	19 (40.4 %)	4 (15.4 %)	15 (71.4 %)	< 0.001	0 (120)	0 (0)	120 (195)	0.001
Flexibility exercise	42 (89.4 %)	22 (84.6 %))	20 (95.2 %)	0.24	140 (150)	140 (143)	140 (268)	0.83
Leisurely walking	43 (91.5 %)	25 (96.2 %)	18 (85.7 %)	0.20	105 (140)	105 (140)	105 (155)	0.96
Leisurely cycling	21 (44.7 %)	10 (38.5 %)	11 (61.5 %)	0.34	0 (105)	2.8 (14.6)	20 (103)	0.46
Moderate intensity	24 (51.1 %)	8 (28.6 %)	16 (96.2 %)	< 0.001	5 (70)	0 (10)	70 (233)	< 0.001
Walking up and down stairs	20 (42.6 %)	6 (23.1 %)	14 (66.7 %)	< 0.001	0 (35)	0 (1)	35 (80)	0.002
Brisk walking	12 (25.5 %)	4 (15.4 %)	8 (38.1 %)	0.08	0 (15)	0 (0)	0 (128)	0.04
Moderate intensity aerobic exercise i.e. cycling for exercise	13 (27.7 %)	3 (11.5 %)	10 (47.6 %)	< 0.001	0 (35)	0 (0)	0 (140)	< 0.001
High intensity	11 (24.4 %)	5 (19.2 %)	6 (28.6 %)	0.45	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (35)	NA
Strengthening exercise such as weight lifting	10 (21.3 %)	5 (19.2 %)	5 (23.8 %)	0.70	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (18)	NA
High intensity aerobic exercise i.e. running, aerobic dance	3 (6.4 %)	1 (3.9 %)	2 (9.5 %)	0.43	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	NA

Values are median (IQR) unless otherwise indicated. n number; IQR interquartile range.