Table 3.
PA change scores as measured by the PASE in the SMART-trial (n = 32)
| Δ IG versus CG median change with IQR | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline (T0) | Week 6 (T1) | Week 12 (T2) | 6 weeks (T0–T1) | 12 weeks (T0–T2) | ||||||||
| PASE subscales | Mdn | IQR | Mdn | IQR | Mdn | IRQ | Mdn | Q1 to Q3 | P a | Mdn | Q1 to Q3 | P a |
| PASE sum score (score) | ||||||||||||
| IG (n = 16) | 133 | 102 | 206 | 87.7 | 175 | 176 | 12.1 | − 31.2 to 73.9 | 0.024* | 8.84 | − 68.0 to 92.6 | 0.651 |
| CG (n = 16) | 116 | 172 | 121 | 97.8 | 134 | 92 | ||||||
| Total minutes of PA (min/wk) | ||||||||||||
| IG (n = 16) | 2693 | 2096 | 3773 | 2351 | 2843 | 2565 | 345 | − 660 to 1376 | 0.038* | − 105 | − 1144 to 1605 | 0.763 |
| CG (n = 16) | 2498 | 3218 | 2348 | 1568 | 2490 | 1405 | ||||||
| Sedentary time (min/wk) | ||||||||||||
| IG (n = 16) | 735 | 540 | 540 | 1181 | 540 | 1215 | 0 | − 394 to 0 | 0.686 | 0 | − 416 to 0 | 0.532 |
| CG (n = 16) | 630 | 979 | 585 | 799 | 630 | 900 | ||||||
aDifferences between both groups were assessed by Mann-Whitney U tests with two-sided P values (*P ≤ 0.05; **P ≤ 0.01)
Abbreviations: IG, intervention group; CG, control group; PASE, Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly; PA, physical activity; min, minutes; wk., week; IQR, inter quartile range; Q1, 25th quartile; Q3, 75th quartile