Table 3.

Pearson coefficients for the relationships between the change in average daily step count and the differences in physical measurements and lifestyle characteristics between baseline and endline (n=54).

Objective variablesa	Correlation coefficient	P value
Weight (kg)	–0.41	.002
BMI (kg/m2)	–0.41	.002
Somatic fat rate (%)b	–0.15	.31
SBPc (mm Hg)d	–0.26	.06
DBPe (mm Hg)d	–0.02	.90
Daily PAf (METg-hours per day)	–0.11	.45
Daily amount of engaging in hard labor (MET-hours per day)	–0.15	.27
Alcohol consumptiond	N/Ah,i	.13
Length of sleep (hours)b	0.14	.31

^aThe exact intervention period varied from participant to participant: n=11: 90 days; n=10: 92 days; n=5: 93 days; n=13: 94 days; n=6: 98 days; n=2: 99 days; n=7: 101 days.

^bn=51.

^cSBP: systolic blood pressure.

^dn=52.

^eDBP: diastolic blood pressure.

^fPA: physical activity.

^gMET: metabolic equivalents.

^hN/A: not applicable.

ⁱJonckheere-Terpstrata trend test.