TABLE IV.
Influence of a Home-Based Pedometer Program and TRAD Program on APFT
| FFL (N = 48) |
TRAD (N = 46) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline |
12 Weeks |
24 Weeks |
Baseline |
12 Weeks |
24 Weeks |
Time |
Group |
Group X Time |
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| Variable | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | F | p | F | p | F | p |
| APFT Variables | ||||||||||||
| Push-up (No. Repetitions) |
38.5 (12.7) | 36.2 (14.8) | 37.1 (11.4) | 41.5 (13.6) | 40.8 (13.1) | 41.0 (12.3) | 1.52 | 0.22 | 2.38 | 0.13 | 0.41 | 0.63 |
| Sit-up (No. Repetitions) |
45.1 (13.6) | 45.4 (11.3) | 47.1 (10.7) | 47.1 (12.0) | 45.4 (10.1) | 46.3 (10.3) | 1.33 | 0.27 | 0.03 | 0.87 | 1.59 | 0.21 |
| 2-Mile Run (s) | 1405 (424) | 1172 (201)* | 1300 (441)‡ | 1332 (433) | 1117 (191)* | 1265 (332)‡ | 18.99 | 0.01 | 0.99 | 0.32 | 0.14 | 0.85 |
| Total APFT Score (0–300) |
159.5 (40.5) | 176.8 (40.9)* | 167.7 (38.6)‡ | 158.5 (36.3) | 178.2 (32.2)* | 162.9 (38.1)‡ | 15.01 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.83 | 0.43 | 0.65 |
| Push-up Score (0–100) |
69.3 (13.0) | 66.3 (15.5) | 67.8 (11.6) | 68.6 (11.8) | 68.9 (9.7) | 67.9 (10.8) | 0.81 | 0.45 | 0.10 | 0.75 | 1.18 | 0.31 |
| Sit-up Score (0–100) |
58.7 (19.4) | 60.1 (14.9) | 61.5 (14.8) | 60.8 (16.7) | 60.1 (12.5) | 60.2 (14.9) | 0.30 | 0.74 | 0.01 | 0.93 | 0.76 | 0.44 |
| 2-Mile Run Score (0–100) |
31.5 (24.9) | 50.3 (27.3)* | 38.5 (26.8)*,‡ | 29.0 (24.6) | 49.2 (24.5)* | 34.9 (24.6)‡ | 26.03 | 0.01 | 0.33 | 0.57 | 0.09 | 0.89 |
Values are mean ± SD. Statistics based on imputed data.
*
Significant within-group differences from baseline (p < 0.05);
‡
Significant within-group differences 12 weeks to 24 weeks (p < 0.05).