Table 1.
Baseline demographics.
| Control (N = 39) |
Pedometer only (N = 35) |
Pedometer + website (N = 28) |
P-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | Week 12 | Baseline | Week 12 | Baseline | Week 12 | ||
| Age (years | 62 ± 6 | – | 64 ± 7 | – | 63 ± 8 | – | 0.39 |
| Sex (% female) | 74.4 | – | 62.9 | – | 57.1 | – | 0.31 |
| History of diabetes (%) | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3.6 | – | 0.26 |
| History of hypertension (%) | 30.8 | – | 28.6 | – | 39.3 | – | 0.64 |
| Smoking status (% current) | 10.3 | – | 5.7 | – | 7.1 | – | 0.77 |
| Smoking status (% past) | 25.6 | – | 31.4 | – | 39.3 | – | 0.77 |
| Control (N = 39) |
Pedometer only (N = 35) |
Pedometer + website (N = 28) |
P-values (time effect/time × group interaction) | ||||
| Weight (kg) | 80.1 ± 16.5 | 79.4 ± 16.7 | 83.0 ± 17.4 | 82.1 ± 17.8 | 88.0 ± 18.5 | 86.8 ± 19.2 | 0.02/0.77 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 29.8 ± 6.4 | 29.1 ± 6.3 | 28.9 ± 5.0 | 28.6 ± 5.34 | 29.8 ± 5.7 | 29.2 ± 6.1 | 0.003/0.65 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 99.5 ± 14.0 | 99.0 ± 14.2 | 99.5 ± 13.0 | 98.7 ± 13.1 | 102.7 ± 14.1 | 100.8 ± 13.3 | 0.054/0.02 |
| Systolic blood pressure | 130 ± 13 | 130 ± 16 | 130 ± 15 | 127 ± 16 | 131 ± 14 | 129 ± 14 | 0.20/0.54 |
| Diastolic blood pressure | 70 ± 9 | 70 ± 10 | 68 ± 8 | 69 ± 8 | 70 ± 6 | 70 ± 8 | 0.67/0.87 |
| Heart rate (bpm) | 64 ± 9 | 65 ± 9 | 63 ± 9 | 62 ± 10 | 63 ± 9 | 61 ± 8 | 0.24/0.10 |