Table 2.
Physical activity and health status.
| Physical activity and health status measures | Baseline week 1 |
12 weeks | Paired t test | Degrees of freedom | P value | |
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Mean (SD) (range) |
Mean (SD) (range) |
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| IPAQa,b (N=33) |
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Walking minutes (minutes/day, on days walked at least 10 minutes) | 101.67 (137.88) (0-480) |
182.33 (218.64) (0-660) |
2.85 | 32 | .008 |
|
|
Moderate minutes (minutes/day, on days engaged in moderate physical activity) | 85.30 (141.52) (0-480) |
131.06 (167.62) (0-600) |
1.67 | 32 | .105 |
|
|
Vigorous minutes (minutes/day, on days engaged in vigorous physical activity) | 64.64 (131.50) (0-540) |
137.42 (205.39) (0-705) |
1.95 | 32 | .060 |
| Steps (N=22) | 10,416 (5097) (3000-19,449)c |
12,540 (5149) (2773-24,173)d |
2.59 | 21 | .017 | |
| Intensity data |
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Minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per day in 10-minute bouts (N=31) | — | 10.5 (12.5) (0-46.9) |
— | — | — |
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Fitness test (N=33) | 87.28 (18.24) (45-123) |
96.69 (16.10) (64-121) |
4.56 | 31 | <.001 |
| Health status |
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| Systolic BPa, mm Hg | 120 (12) (99-141) |
118 (15) (89-153) |
0.96 | 32 | .343 | |
| Diastolic BP, mm Hg | 76 (10) (57-93) |
76 (13) (52-109) |
0.24 | 32 | .811 | |
| BMIa, kg/m2 | 29.29 (6.43) (20.01-51.71) |
29.08 (6.66) (19.26-52.12) |
1.50 | 32 | .142 | |
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Normal weight (18.5-24.9), n (%) | 11 (33.3) | — |
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|
— |
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Overweight (25-29.9), n (%) | 8 (24.2) | — |
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— |
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Obese I, II, III (>30), n (%) | 14 (42.4) | — |
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|
— |
| Waist circumference, inches | 36.95 (5.19) (26.75-50.00) |
37.27 (5.43) (26.00-48.00) |
1.12 | 32 | .273 | |
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Female (n=19) | 36.36 (4.89) (26.75-46.00) |
36.51 (5.19) (26.00-45.50) |
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|
— |
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Female, >35 inches, n (%) | 4 (21.1) | 4 (21.1) |
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— |
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Male (n=14) | 37.75 (5.66) (31.00-50.00) |
38.30 (5.78) (31.00-48.00 ) |
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|
— |
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Male, >40 inches, n (%) | 4 (28.6) | 5 (35.7) |
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— |
aIPAQ: International Physical Activity Questionnaire; BP: blood pressure; BMI: body mass index.
bIPAQ data had significant skew.
cPedometer data.
dAccelerometer data.