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. 2017 Jul 5;14(7):728. doi: 10.3390/ijerph14070728

Table 2.

Group comparisons of health promotion behavior and physical activity at pre-, post-, and follow-up test.

Variables Time Exp. Cont. Source F p ES
M ± SD
Physical activity level (MET-min/week) Pre-test 1627.87 ± 1620.76 1758.23 ± 1228.39 G 0.19 0.661 0.04
Post-test 1791.48 ± 1434.68 1629.36 ± 1270.70 T 3.01 0.047 0.18
F/U test 1550.36 ± 1310.35 1278.85 ± 1333.96 G*T 1.21 0.300 0.11
Health promoting behavior Sum Pre-test 126.26 ± 7.80 126.44 ± 18.46 G 2.58 0.112 0.16
Post-test 134.41 ± 15.87 125.15 ± 20.12 T 5.19 0.006 0.23
F/U test 133.78 ± 18.15 126.54 ± 20.11 G*T 7.27 0.001 0.27
Responsibility for health Pre-test 17.61 ± 4.41 16.85 ± 4.18 G 2.32 0.131 0.15
Post-test 18.96 ± 4.48 17.33 ± 4.23 T 6.40 0.002 0.26
F/U test 18.88 ± 4.57 17.63 ± 4.20 G*T 0.97 0.380 0.33
Physical activity Pre-test 18.47 ± 5.54 19.19 ± 6.11 G 1.36 0.247 0.12
Post-test 21.00 ± 4.76 18.94 ± 6.12 T 3.05 0.050 0.18
F/U test 20.65 ± 5.09 18.54 ± 5.95 G*T 5.91 0.003 0.25
Healthy nutrition Pre-test 21.59 ± 4.75 21.94 ± 5.23 G 0.59 0.443 0.08
Post-test 22.31 ± 4.18 20.96 ± 5.59 T 0.26 0.775 0.06
F/U test 22.45 ± 4.58 21.31 ± 5.71 G*T 3.64 0.028 0.19
Social relations Pre-test 23.80 ± 4.54 24.06 ± 3.86 G 0.10 0.754 0.03
Post-test 24.75 ± 4.02 24.02 ± 3.83 T 1.27 0.282 0.11
F/U test 24.35 ± 3.88 24.13 ± 3.87 G*T 1.46 0.235 0.12
Stress management Pre-test 18.43 ± 3.89 18.00 ± 3.50 G 4.18 0.044 0.21
Post-test 20.18 ± 2.96 18.13 ± 4.08 T 12.73 0.000 0.36
F/U test 20.49 ± 3.51 19.11 ± 3.57 G*T 3.32 0.038 0.18
Spiritual growth Pre-test 26.35 ± 4.58 26.50 ± 4.89 G 0.72 0.398 0.08
Post-test 27.22 ± 4.29 25.85 ± 4.93 T 0.06 0.941 0.03
F/U test 26.96 ± 4.49 25.98 ± 4.68 G*T 3.14 0.45 0.18

G: group; T: time; F/U: follow up; ES: effect size.