Table 2.
Comparison the results of IPAQ and Steps between each study phase
| Initial measurement (n = 71) | Final measurement (n = 71) | Follow-up (n = 71) | χ2/F | p | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | Me | SD | M | Me | SD | M | Me | SD | |||
| IPAQ: Total Physical Activity Score [MET] | 30916.00 | 25104.00 | 20762.50 | 26395.36 | 20704.00 | 14222.73 | 25840.25 | 23970.00 | 9053.79 | 0.20 | 0.906 |
| IPAQ: Occupational activity [MET] | 19102.94 | 14652.00 | 14214.43 | 15943.76 | 12264.00 | 10346.49 | 16099.00 | 15015.00 | 6166.47 | 1.38 | 0.502 |
| IPAQ: Active locomotion [MET] | 4926.06 | 2772.00 | 4989.03 | 3637.19 | 2916.00 | 2638.64 | 3838.65 | 3465.00 | 2605.67 | 3.19 | 0.202 |
| IPAQ: Domestic chores [MET] | 4640.60 | 3480.00 | 4649.33 | 4640.35 | 4020.00 | 3532.43 | 3647.25 | 3360.00 | 2051.15 | 6.33 | 0.042 |
| IPAQ: Recreation [MET] | 2246.40 | 792.00 | 3514.89 | 2165.99 | 1371.00 | 3046.46 | 2240.23 | 1554.00 | 2196.21 | 17.51 | < 0.001* |
| Steps | 7267.68 | 7571.00 | 2066.31 | 7107.04 | 6985.00 | 1763.73 | 7764.73 | 8268.00 | 1571.87 | 5.43 | 0.005** |
*Significant difference between ‘Follow-up’ and ‘Initial measurement’ and significant defference between ‘Follow-up’ and ‘Final measurement’; ** Significant difference between ‘Follow-up’ and ‘Final measurement’
M: Mean; Me: Median; ± SD: Standard Deviation; IPAQ: International Physical Activity Questionnaire; Steps: An average daily number of steps; p: p-value