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. 2017 Feb 22;19(2):e43. doi: 10.2196/jmir.6257

Table 2.

Cost-per-minute increases in physical activity during the initial 6-month intervention and the full 12-month study (cumulative).


Intervention group Wellness control group

7-Day Physical Activity Recall ActiGraph accelerometer 7-Day Physical Activity Recall ActiGraph accelerometer
Total MVPAa minutes per person, minutes




Baseline to 6 months 1362 523 715 186

Total 12 months 4033 1496 2306 696
MVPA minutes per person per month, minutes




Baseline to 6 months 227 87 119 31

Total 12 months 336 125 192 58
Cost-per-minute increase in MVPA, US $




Baseline to 6 months $0.08 $0.20 $0.07 $0.26

Total 12 months $0.04 $0.10 $0.03 $0.11
Incremental cost-per-minute increase in MVPA, US $




Baseline to 6 months $0.08 $0.16 N/Ab N/A

Total 12 months $0.04 $0.08 N/A N/A

aMVPA: moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity.

bN/A: not applicable.