Physical activity before radical prostatectomy reduces sick leave after surgery - results from a prospective, non-randomized controlled clinical trial (LAPPRO)

Table 2 Outcomes

	Sometimes (1-2 times a week) (n = 598)	Often (3-4 times a week) (n = 466)	Daily or almost daily (5-7 times a week) (n = 403)	p-value	Missing
Median length of post-op stay (days)	3 (1-18)	3 (2-15)	3 (1-8)	p = 0.561	130 (8.9 %)
Number of patients reporting no sick-leave or sick-leave less than one week	36 (6.3 %)	41 (9.2 %)	51 (13 %)	p < 0.001*	56 (3.8 %)
Feel fully recovered < 4 weeks postoperatively (%)	85 (14.9 %)	74 (16.9 %)	67 (17.5 %)	p = 0.214	56 (3.8 %)
Still not recovered at 3 months	76 (13.4 %)	53 (12.1 %)	42 (10.9 %)	p = 0.510	56 (3.8 %)
Any complication
Infection^a	118 (20.6 %)	93 (21.0 %)	73 (18.6 %)	p = 0.659	60 (4.1 %)
Cardiovascular^b	28 (5.0 %)	22 (5.0 %)	21 (5.4 %)	p = 0.955	70 (4.8 %)
Surgical^c	105 (18.5 %)	88 (20.0 %)	66 (16.8 %)	p = 0.493	64 (4.4.%)
Gastrointestinal^d	72 (12.7 %)	56 (12.7 %)	47 (12.0 %)	p = 0.937	64 (4.4 %)
Psychological^e	80 (14.2 %)	47 (10.8 %)	57 (14.7 %)	p = 0.182	78 (5.3 %)
Self assessment of current health status (median with range in parenthesis)	80 (5-100)	80 (19-100)	85 (19-100)	p = 0.02**	70 (4.7 %)

Postoperative stay, sick leave, evaluation of recovery and complications at 6-12 weeks postoperatively
Unless otherwise stated data are given as number with percentages or range in parenthesis. ^aOn a scale from 0-100. n.s. denotes not statistically significant. Postoperative stay was compared between groups using Kruskal-Wallis test. Categorical data were compared between groups using χ2-tests, trends across groups were evaluated using Jonckheere-Terpstra’s test. Two sided p-values ≤0.05 were considered statistically significant. *Jonckheere-Terpstra’s trend test. **Kruskall-Wallis test. ^aInfection in the operating wound, pneumonia or urinary tract infection. Number of patients in the analysis: 1407 ^b Pulmonary embolism, hypertension, acute myocardial infarction, arrhythmia or other heart diseases, deep venous thrombosis, stroke. Number of patients in the analysis: 1397. ^cPain in the operating wound, pain in the lower abdomen, pain in the upper abdomen, bleeding from the operating wound, bleeding from the urinary tract, inguinal hernia. Number of patients in the analysis: 1403. ^dNausea, impaired appetite, loose or frequent stools, constipation. Number of patients in the analysis: 1403. ^eDepressed mood, worry. Number of patients in the analysis: 1389

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