Table 3.
Change in the physical activity levels by group.
| PA levels | Mean (SD) | Mean change (SD) | Mean difference (95% CI) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moderate PA level | Control Baseline | 6 m | Intervention Baseline | 6 m | Control group (n = 63) | Intervention group (n = 68) | |
| Frequency (days/week) | 0.80 (1.25) | 0.78 (1.35) | 0.79 (1.30)1 | 1 (1.20) | −0.02 (0.62) | 0.21 (0.9 7) | 0.23 (−0.70 1 to −0.10)* |
| Duration (minutes/week) Walking | 60.2 (22.30) | 52.3 (44.4) | 58 (22.38) | 88 (38.50) | −8 0.1 (22.60) | 30 (90.15) | 38.1 (−39.98 to −1.58)* |
| Walking level | |||||||
| Frequency (days/week) | 3.44 (1.32) | 3.46 (2.30) | 3.38 (2.80) | 5.52 (5.20) | 0.02 (1.83) | 2.14 (2.75) | 2.12 (−3.57 to −2.00)* |
| Duration (minutes/week) | 110.1 (125) | 111.3 101.20 | 108.3 (140.30) | 185.2 (211.24) | 1.2 (195.93) | 76.9 (124.47) | 75.7 (−179.96 to −73.76)* |
| METs/week | 460 (412.20) | 466 (415) | 462 (422.20) | 965 (524.23) | 6.00 (271.20) | 503 (325.20) | 497 (366.01 to 447.80)* |
| Steps/day | 6,992 | 7,868 | 6,996 | 9,996 | 876 (1120.23) | 3,000 (1217) | 2,124 (−820 to −563) |
The analysis was based on n = 63 in the control group and n = 68 in the intervention group.
SD, standard deviation; PA, physical activity; METs, metabolic equivalents.
*
significant difference when p < 0.05.