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Original Article
Volume 10, Number 1, January 2018, pages 50-55
Predictors of Achieving Recommended Daily Physical Activity Among Anesthesiologists at a Large Tertiary Care Academic Center
Tables
| Junior residents (n = 15) | Senior residents (n = 14) | Attendings (n = 14) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMI: body mass index. All values are mean ± standard deviation or number (percent). *Significance between attendings versus junior and senior residents. #Significance between attendings versus junior residents. | ||||
| Age (years) | 29 ± 2 | 32 ± 4 | 44 ± 9 | < 0.0001* |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 21 ± 3 | 24 ± 3 | 25 ± 3 | 0.02# |
| Male gender, n (%) | 3 (20) | 8 (57) | 5 (36) | 0.09 |
| Average cases per day | 2.7 ± 0.7 | 2.5 ± 0.6 | 4.9 ± 1.2 | < 0.00001* |
| Operating room location, days (%) | ||||
| Neurosurgery | 14 (19) | 14 (21) | 4 (6) | |
| Ambulatory surgery | 24 (32) | 2 (3) | 18 (26.5) | |
| General surgery | 13 (17) | 19 (29) | 19 (28.5) | |
| Thoracic surgery | 10 (13) | 13 (20) | 5 (7) | |
| Orthopedic surgery | 14 (19) | 9 (14) | 22 (32) | |
| Vascular surgery | 0 (0) | 8 (12) | 0 (0) | |
| Cardiac surgery | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | |
| Junior residents (n = 15) | Senior residents (n = 14) | Attendings (n = 14) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PA: physical activity; MET: metabolic equivalent of task; HEPA: health-enhancing physical activity. All values are mean ± standard deviation or number (percent). *Significance between attendings versus junior and senior residents. §Significance between senior residents versus attendings and junior residents. | ||||
| At work | ||||
| Average steps per day | 5,710 ± 1,513 | 5,153 ± 905 | 5,953 ± 1,213 | 0.2 |
| Average steps per case | 2,261 ± 963 | 2,189 ± 766 | 1,275 ± 425 | 0.002* |
| Outside of work | ||||
| Vigorous PA, MET-minutes per week | 779 ± 751 | 1,422 ± 1,182 | 969 ± 1395 | 0.3 |
| Moderate PA, MET-minute per week | 272 ± 309 | 875 ± 658 | 292 ± 461 | 0.004§ |
| Walking, MET-minutes per week | 737 ± 679 | 1,294 ± 1,477 | 913 ± 778 | 0.4 |
| Total PA, MET-minutes per week | 1,788 ± 1,089 | 3,592 ± 1,626 | 2,104 ± 1,594 | 0.005§ |
| Level 3, HEPA active, n (%) | 4 (27) | 11 (78.5) | 3 (21) | 0.002§ |
| Converted PA, steps per day | 7,739 ± 4,712 | 15,548 ± 7,038 | 9,110 ± 6,900 | 0.005§ |
| Total | ||||
| Total steps per day | 13,449 ± 4,675 | 20,823 ± 7,001 | 15,197 ± 6,715 | 0.009§ |