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Table 3 Linear mixed models for the difference between days attending FDC and days not attending FDC with differing levels of physical activity or steps taken as dependent variable

From: Physical activity in people with dementia attending farm-based dementia day care – a comparative actigraphy study

Minutes in sedentary activity

Variable

Estimate of fixed effects

95% CI

p-value1

Farm-based2

−25.84

(−45.81, − 5.88)

0.012

Gender

27.13

(−33.82, 88.09)

0.37

Age

−1.88

(−6.44, 2.66)

0.40

TUG

4.40

(−1.47, 10.28)

0.13

Minutes in light activity

 Farm-based

40.37

(24.69, 56.05)

< 0.001

 Gender

36.96

(−11.85, 85.78)

0.132

 Age

3.95

(0.30, 7.59)

0.035

 TUG

−1.24

(−5.95, 3.46)

0.593

Minutes in medium activity

 Farm-based

12.53

(1.12, 23.95)

0.032

 Gender

−44.85

(− 83.21, −6.48)

0.023

 Age

−1.21

(−4.18, 1.55)

0.357

 TUG

−3.11

(−6.81, 0.58)

0.096

Number of steps per day

 Farm-based

1043.36

(327.03, 1759.68)

0.005

 Gender

− 467.62

(− 2771.26, 1836.02)

0.682

 Age

−27.47

(−199.59, 144.64)

0.747

 TUG

−38.59

(− 260.64, 183.45)

0.726

  1. 1p < 0.05 was considered significant
  2. 2Days on the farm = 1, days not on the farm = 0