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. 2016 Nov 9;5:57–64. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2016.11.008

Table 3.

Change in adherence to physical activity by condition for participants with barriers to increasing physical activity; Chicago, Illinois.

Barrier 3-way interactiona
Slope estimatesb
Slope contrastsc
AC
PC
G
AC-G
PC-G
AC-PC
F p Est SE Est SE Est SE d p d p d p
MVPA (min/week)
Demographic
 Children in household 1.48 0.229 81.09 32.37 96.40 31.41 183.36 34.01 − 0.47 0.030 − 0.40 0.061 − 0.07 0.735
 Employed 0.94 0.394 97.63 24.01 82.60 21.73 109.84 23.42 − 0.06 0.716 − 0.13 0.395 0.07 0.643
 Number of hardships 0.47 0.628 74.37 37.48 54.50 47.41 144.71 44.53 − 0.32 0.228 − 0.42 0.167 0.09 0.743
Physical health
 General health 0.58 0.561 112.50 55.87 76.61 49.52 65.83 61.76 0.22 0.576 0.05 0.892 0.17 0.631
 Pain 0.41 0.665 85.50 37.16 48.87 33.37 91.44 36.44 − 0.03 0.909 − 0.20 0.390 0.17 0.464
 BMI 0.34 0.712 48.16 42.37 58.82 42.37 126.43 40.30 − 0.36 0.182 − 0.31 0.249 − 0.05 0.859
Psychological health
 Depression 0.14 0.868 96.14 55.77 76.41 46.25 154.04 51.30 − 0.27 0.446 − 0.36 0.262 0.09 0.786
Neighborhood characteristics
 Perceived walkability 0.04 0.960 81.18 44.82 56.88 37.72 101.09 38.54 − 0.09 0.737 − 0.20 0.413 0.11 0.679
 Assault/battery rate 0.07 0.933 75.28 35.58 75.63 37.94 130.15 45.08 − 0.25 0.340 − 0.25 0.356 0.00 0.995
Perceived barriers to PA
 Perceived barriers for PA 2.34 0.099 138.95 35.96 63.75 42.61 94.06 36.91 0.21 0.385 − 0.14 0.591 0.35 0.179
Social support
 Support from family 1.07 0.345 42.14 35.55 97.02 32.74 130.74 29.97 − 0.41 0.058 − 0.16 0.448 − 0.25 0.257
 Support from friends 0.27 0.765 83.78 35.68 67.25 32.75 92.07 33.31 − 0.04 0.865 − 0.11 0.596 0.08 0.733



Leisure time MVPA (min/week)
Demographic
 Children in household 1.25 0.289 86.95 27.83 83.60 27.00 152.84 29.23 − 0.38 0.104 − 0.40 0.083 0.02 0.931
 Employed 1.24 0.290 92.29 20.59 80.00 18.64 89.03 20.09 0.02 0.910 − 0.05 0.742 0.07 0.659
 Number of hardships 0.45 0.639 81.88 32.49 34.00 41.10 105.00 38.61 − 0.13 0.647 − 0.41 0.209 0.27 0.362
Physical health
 General health 0.16 0.855 92.73 48.08 71.25 42.62 72.50 53.15 0.12 0.778 − 0.01 0.985 0.12 0.738
 Pain 0.17 0.840 76.50 31.97 49.84 28.71 94.90 31.35 − 0.11 0.681 − 0.26 0.290 0.15 0.535
 BMI 0.17 0.844 67.11 36.44 54.47 36.44 104.64 34.66 − 0.22 0.456 − 0.29 0.319 0.07 0.807
Psychological health
 Depression 1.17 0.312 69.55 47.66 66.56 39.52 165.58 43.84 − 0.55 0.139 − 0.57 0.095 0.02 0.962
Neighborhood characteristics
 Perceived walkability 0.05 0.953 56.91 38.54 56.56 32.44 83.48 33.13 − 0.15 0.602 − 0.15 0.562 0.00 0.994
 Assault/battery rate 0.03 0.966 67.61 30.51 65.94 32.53 84.71 38.65 − 0.10 0.729 − 0.11 0.711 0.01 0.970
Perceived barriers to PA
 Perceived barriers for PA 1.49 0.228 110.95 30.80 63.33 36.50 69.38 31.61 0.24 0.347 − 0.03 0.901 0.27 0.320
Social support
 Support from family 0.81 0.448 46.80 30.39 80.81 27.98 102.77 25.61 − 0.32 0.160 − 0.13 0.563 − 0.20 0.411
 Support from friends 0.05 0.952 68.58 30.40 49.25 27.90 78.88 28.38 − 0.06 0.805 − 0.17 0.457 0.11 0.640



Walking (min/week)
Demographic
 Children in household 0.52 0.593 100.55 30.94 133.46 30.01 126.98 32.50 − 0.13 0.556 0.03 0.884 − 0.16 0.446
 Employed 1.41 0.246 102.08 22.76 119.79 20.60 102.22 22.20 0.00 0.996 0.09 0.562 − 0.09 0.564
 Number of hardships 0.72 0.486 92.19 35.53 109.00 44.95 45.44 42.22 0.23 0.398 0.31 0.304 − 0.08 0.769
Physical health
 General health 1.35 0.261 154.77 52.66 203.04 46.68 97.50 58.22 0.28 0.466 0.52 0.158 − 0.24 0.493
 Pain 1.56 0.212 120.90 35.19 128.95 31.6 66.35 34.51 0.27 0.269 0.31 0.182 − 0.04 0.865
 BMI 0.48 0.618 110.53 40.06 158.68 40.06 140.00 38.11 − 0.14 0.594 0.09 0.736 − 0.24 0.396
Psychological health
 Depression 1.55 0.215 41.59 52.67 129.84 43.67 154.62 48.45 − 0.55 0.115 − 0.12 0.704 − 0.43 0.198
Neighborhood characteristics
 Perceived walkability 0.35 0.702 54.71 42.42 87.5 35.70 55.11 36.47 0.00 0.994 0.16 0.526 − 0.16 0.555
 Assault/battery rate 0.03 0.970 88.61 33.58 100.00 35.80 96.62 42.54 − 0.04 0.883 0.02 0.952 − 0.06 0.817
Perceived barriers to PA
 Perceived barriers for PA 0.33 0.719 119.37 34.58 157.08 40.98 124.69 35.49 − 0.03 0.915 0.16 0.551 − 0.18 0.483
Social support
 Support from family 0.30 0.744 93.30 34.14 109.11 31.43 124.46 28.77 − 0.15 0.486 − 0.07 0.719 − 0.08 0.733
 Support from friends 0.34 0.714 117.48 34.66 99.25 31.81 84.57 32.35 0.16 0.488 0.07 0.747 0.09 0.699



Accelerometer steps (steps/day)
Demographic
 Children in household 1.05 0.354 159.3 272.3 790.1 243.6 − 54.7 305.6 0.09 0.602 0.37 0.032 − 0.28 0.086
 Employed 0.84 0.432 339.8 185.7 545.2 165.7 38.6 184.5 0.13 0.251 0.22 0.043 − 0.09 0.410
 Number of hardships 3.37 0.037 − 199.9 286.5 1149.2 357.6 105.1 348.0 − 0.13 0.500 0.46 0.038 − 0.59 0.004
Physical health
 General health 2.42 0.092 − 822.1 433.8 683.0 357.8 − 153.3 521.5 − 0.29 0.326 0.37 0.188 − 0.66 0.008
 Pain 0.08 0.924 115.4 269.4 567.6 273.4 113.2 292.6 0.00 0.996 0.20 0.258 − 0.20 0.240
 BMI 0.21 0.807 81.4 302.5 239.7 351.3 109.0 339.6 − 0.01 0.952 0.06 0.789 − 0.07 0.733
Psychological health
 Depression 4.96 0.008 1083.5 383.1 760.6 360.4 − 573.3 375.8 0.73 0.002 0.59 0.011 0.14 0.540
Neighborhood characteristics
 Perceived walkability 0.26 0.773 − 155.8 329.4 391.5 309.1 14.2 297.7 − 0.07 0.702 0.17 0.381 − 0.24 0.227
 Assault/battery rate 2.46 0.088 828.2 271.7 755.8 279.0 − 88.7 340.6 0.40 0.037 0.37 0.057 0.03 0.853
Perceived barriers to PA
 Perceived barriers for PA 2.65 0.073 − 24.9 274.6 1153.7 332.8 7.0 290.8 − 0.01 0.937 0.51 0.010 − 0.52 0.007
Social support
 Support from family 0.37 0.690 386.4 261.6 499.0 243.4 212.6 237.3 0.08 0.623 0.13 0.401 − 0.05 0.753
 Support from friends 0.51 0.603 405.8 277.8 636.3 249.0 54.4 283.7 0.15 0.377 0.26 0.125 − 0.10 0.538



Aerobic fitness (steps/2 min)
Demographic
 Children in household 0.24 0.783 2.97 1.70 5.21 1.66 3.06 1.78 − 0.01 0.970 0.13 0.378 − 0.14 0.346
 Employed 0.36 0.698 2.96 1.23 3.90 1.15 3.19 1.19 − 0.01 0.893 0.04 0.666 − 0.06 0.575
 Number of hardships 4.00 0.020 1.56 1.94 8.75 2.50 − 0.97 2.38 0.16 0.411 0.61 0.005 − 0.45 0.024
Physical Health
 General health 1.93 0.147 5.40 2.90 8.54 2.64 0.21 3.23 0.32 0.233 0.52 0.047 − 0.20 0.425
 Pain 3.50 0.032 6.66 1.95 3.29 1.75 1.11 1.87 0.35 0.041 0.14 0.394 0.21 0.201
 BMI 2.62 0.075 7.49 2.21 2.94 2.32 2.92 2.06 0.29 0.132 0.00 0.993 0.28 0.158
Psychological health
 Depression 0.02 0.976 4.05 3.04 4.74 2.46 3.77 2.60 0.02 0.944 0.06 0.786 − 0.04 0.860
Neighborhood characteristics
 Perceived walkability 0.06 0.942 3.49 2.33 5.11 2.05 4.85 2.02 − 0.09 0.659 0.02 0.929 − 0.10 0.603
 Assault/battery rate 0.87 0.420 3.05 1.85 7.38 1.96 3.86 2.36 − 0.05 0.787 0.22 0.253 − 0.27 0.109
Perceived barriers to PA
 Perceived barriers for PA 0.46 0.634 2.64 1.86 4.49 2.40 1.50 1.99 0.07 0.676 0.19 0.338 − 0.12 0.541
Social support
 Support from family 1.62 0.199 0.41 1.84 5.50 1.73 3.88 1.57 − 0.22 0.154 0.10 0.488 − 0.32 0.045
 Support from friends 1.22 0.298 3.52 1.86 7.26 1.77 3.60 1.82 0.00 0.976 0.23 0.151 − 0.23 0.147

Notes:

a

The overall test of the three-way interaction of barrier × condition × time. Slope contrasts were not interpreted unless the three-way interaction was significant at p < 0.10.

b

The slopes estimates represent the coefficient for linear change over time (per assessment) among participants who were coded positive for each obstacle to adherence to physical activity.

c

The contrasts are presented in units of standardized mean differences in rates of change (effect size d). Effect sizes were estimated using pooled standard deviations of the baseline outcome measures.