Figure 3.

Changes in body composition variables by quartiles of daily steps change (post-pre intervention, higher quartile larger increase in PA level): 1^st Q, first quartile (−1,419 steps/day), 2^nd Q, second quartile (402 steps/day), 3^rd Q, third quartile (1,618 steps/day) and 4^th Q, fourth quartile (3,446 steps/day). FM, fat mass from dual X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA); AT, adipose tissue; IMAT, intramuscular AT. AT, IMAT and skeletal muscle mass were measured by computed tomography scans (CT).

*, P<0.05 for Tuckey’s post hoc test (bars are means adjusted for pre intervention values, age, randomization time and weight at pre surgery).

^{^}, significant trend from general lineal model.