Table 3.
Step Count, Time Spent in Physical Activity, and Percentage Meeting Physical Activity Guidelines
| Mean (SD) |
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| Category | PwMS | Caregivers | p-value | Effect size | 95% CI |
| Accelerometer variable | |||||
| Step count | 4,091.3 (2,726.3) | 6,160.2 (1,653.0) | 0.022 | −0.95 | −805.6, –803.7 |
| ST, min/d | 566.3 (97.7) | 551.9 (92.4) | 0.69 | 0.16 | −33.8, –34.1 |
| LPA, min/d | 167.4 (94.0) | 199.6 (63.4) | 0.29 | −0.42 | −28.2, –29.0 |
| MVPA, min/d | 7.6 (12.4) | 21.4 (18.2) | <0.001 | 0.92 | −6.8, –4.6 |
| % of day spent in PA | |||||
| ST | 76.4 (13.5) | 71.8 (8.3) | 0.28 | 0.43 | −3.6, –4.4 |
| LPA | 22.8 (12.6) | 25.4 (7.7) | 0.51 | −0.26 | −4.0, –3.5 |
| MVPA | 1.0 (1.6) | 2.8 (2.4) | <0.001 | 0.92 | −1.6, –0.2 |
| Meeting MVPA guidelines | Count (%) | ||||
| Yes | 0.0 (0.0) | 4 (28.6) | |||
| No | 14.0 (100.0) | 10 (71.4) | |||
PwMS=people with multiple sclerosis; ST=sedentary time; LPA=light physical activity; MVPA=moderate to vigorous physical activity; PA=physical activity; MVPA guidelines=≥150 min/wk MVPA.