Table 2.
Interest in Using Elliptical device During Sedentary Activities for Total Sample, and by Sex
| Total Sample |
Male (n = 11) |
Female (n ≥ 20)a |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median | IQR | Median | IQR | Median | IQR | p | |
| Interest in using elliptical device during:b | |||||||
| TV watching | 7.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 0.098 |
| Reading | 5.0 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 0.047 |
| Computer work | 6.5 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 0.008 |
| Office meeting | 2.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 0.267 |
| In general | 6.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 0.025 |
| Amount ($) would pay for elliptical device | 50.0 | 55.0 | 50.0 | 100.0 | 45.0 | 42.5 | 0.466 |
a
Due to missing data, n-sizes ranged: Female = 20–21.
b
Interest in using elliptical device: 1 = not interested; 7 = very interested.
IQR, interquartile range.
p, adjusted p-values controlling for BMI (18.5–24.9 vs. 25–34.9) from Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel mean score test. Results from Wilcoxon rank-sum tests (unadjusted for BMI) showed a similar pattern of results to the adjusted analyses.