Table 1.
Descriptive statistics across the two study groups. All values are mean (+/− SD) unless otherwise reported.
| Variable | Moderate intensity (n = 22) | Vigorous intensity (n = 18) | p 1 | |
| Male/Female (n) | 12/10 | 8/10 | 0.52 2 | |
| Age (years) | 23.77 (1.88) | 23.83 (2.15) | 0.93 | |
| BMI (weight/height2) | 23.08 (2.42) | 23.49 (2.88) | 0.63 | |
| Letter Number Sequencing | 9.73 (2.43) | 10.50 (3.26) | 0.39 | |
| Ravens progressive matrices | 51.67 (3.73) | 50.72 (3.29) | 0.40 | |
| Resting heart rate (beats/min) | 72.78 (10.89) | 73.33 (8.48) | 0.86 | |
| Leisure time PA (Hours/week) | Walking | 2.34 (2.32) | 1.75 (1.33) | 0.36 |
| Moderate | 1.94 (3.10) | 1.63 (1.96) | 0.72 | |
| Vigorous | 2.25 (1.86) | 2.91 (2.78) | 0.40 | |
| Total sedentary hours/week | Weekdays | 42.74 (16.32) | 44.09 (21.62) | 0.82 |
| Weekend | 13.64 (5.48) | 14.64 (6.01) | 0.61 |
PA Physical activity/exercise; BMI Body Mass Index; 1 Two-way ANOVA, 2 Pearson Chi-Square for proportion of males/females across groups.