Table 3.
Comparisons of physical activity between two groups of a rural population with prediabetes
| Physical activity (PA) parameters | Intervention M (SD) | Control M (SD) | p value* | Cohen’s d [95% CI] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline (n = 136) | After (n = 129) | Baseline (n = 136) | After (n = 116) | |||
| Vigorous PA (MET-min/week) median (interquartile) | 3193.1 (2354.0) | 2890.2 (168.3) | 3410.2 (2118.8) | 2811.9 (163.9) | 0.739 | 0.029 [−0.68 to 0.127] |
| Intermediate PA (MET-min/week) | 2886.2 (1811.4) | 3119.4 (149.9) | 2384.1 (1877.2) | 2517.9 (161.2) | 0.006 | 0.029 [−0.068 to 0.12] |
| Total PA (MET-min/week) | 6776.3 (3531.1) | 9031.1 (4369.0) | 6643.0 (3641.9) | 7775.1 (4142.9) | < 0.001 | 0.33 [0.23 to 0.43] |
| Walking (MET-min/week) | 897.1 (106.1) | 2366.6 (141.9) | 1119.7 (119.1) | 1506.8 (139.2) | < 0.001 | 0.51 [0.4 to 0.60] |
| PA at home (MET-min/week) | 2695.6 (1648 .3) | 2126.1 (1373.6) | 2891.5 (1519.2) | 2187.1 (1375.0) | < 0.001 | −0.63 [−0.06 to − 0.16] |
| PA at work (MET-min/week), M (SD) | 3903.5 (3074.9) | 5891.4 (4018.1) | 3553.7 (2863.0) | 4489.4 (3533.4) | < 0.001 | 0.39 [0.29 to 0.49] |
| Leisure time PA (MET-min/week) | 137.2 (144.3) | 215. 7 (15.4) | 132.0 (132.0) | 226.2 (14.8) | 0.629 | −0.02 [−0.12 to 0.07] |
| Average sitting time, min/week, M (SD) | 1298.2 (352.4) | 620 (138.6) | 1408 (358.1) | 616.7 (122.9) | < 0.001 | 0.009 [−0.088 to 0.107] |
*p value for group comparison derived from GLMM allowing for clustering design and adjusted for age, gender, literacy, and family history of type II diabetes, and baseline measurements using ITT analysis based on MI
CI confidence interval, GLMM generalized linear mixed model, ITT intention-to-treat, M mean, MET metabolic equivalent, MI multiple imputation, SD standard deviation