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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the ITT population in the exercise group and the control group

From: Physical exercise and goal attainment after shunt surgery in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: a randomised clinical trial

 

Exercise group

(n = 50)

Control group

(n = 59)

p-value

Female/male (female %)

20/30 (40.0%)

24/35 (40.7%)

1.00

Age (mean, SD)

72.1 (5.7)

75.0 (7.0)

0.02

MMSE (mean, SD)

26.2 (3.1)

25.6 (3.0)

0.28

BMI (mean, SD)

27.9 (4.3)

27.0 (4.0)

0.57

Smoking, Yes/No (Yes %)

6/44 (12.0%)

6/50 (10.7%)

1.00

Diabetes, Yes/No (Yes %)

20/30 (40.0%)

14/45 (23.7%)

0.11

Hypertension, Yes/No (Yes %)

33/17 (66.0%)

38/21 (64.4%)

1.00

Stroke, Yes/No (Yes %)

4/46 (8.0%)

5/54 (8.5%)

1.00

Cardiovascular disease, Yes/No (Yes %)

7/43 (14.0%)

12/47 (20.3%)

0.54

Atrial fibrillation, Yes/No (Yes %)

5/45 (10.0%)

6/53 (10.2%)

1.00

  1. Values are presented as proportions (%) or mean (SD)
  2. ITT Intention-to-treat, SD standard deviation, MMSE mini mental state examination (0–30 points), BMI body mass index
  3. Bold value indicate significance of p value ≤ 0.05