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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 May 11.
Published in final edited form as: J Meas Phys Behav. 2020 Mar;3(1):67–77. doi: 10.1123/jmpb.2019-0018

Table 2. Device-Based (activPAL3™) and Self-Report (IPAQ) Physical Activity Measurements at T0 and T1 and Changes Between T0 and T1 (n = 30).

T0
T1
Change M (SD) Change Median Wilcoxon (z) p SRM ES
M (SD) Median (IQR) M (SD) Median (IQR)
activPAL Number of steps (steps/day) 8315.5 (3063.3) 8167.2 (5874.7– 9741.4) 9834.4 (3855.9) 9016.5 (6772.2–11667.5) 1518.8 (2891.1) 848.3 −2.58 .007a 0.53 0.47
activPAL Time stepping at a moderate cadence (min/day) 28.3 (18.8) 21.63 (12.7–43.5) 37.8 (27.3) 32.3 (15.6–46.6) 9.5 (21.6) 10.7 −1.90 .022a 0.44 0.35
activPAL MET-minutes (min/day) 2040 (78) 2031 (1976–2084) 2076 (90) 2056 (2025–2147) 36 (72) 24.6 −2.61 .006a 0.54 0.48
IPAQ Total PA minutes (min/day) 70.2 (78.4) 32.1 (23.8–112) 137.4 (86.3) 119.3 (62.7–181.1) 67.2 (113) 83 −3.56 <.001b 0.59 0.65
IPAQ Total MET-minutes (min/day) 304.5 (339.8) 166.5 (99–414.6) 622.1 (457.7) 507.9 (275.5–880.5) 317.7 (588.7) 341.4 −3.59 <.001b 0.54 0.66
IPAQ Walking MET-minutes (min/day) 134.7 (160.5) 75.4 (23.6–176.8) 254.4 (178.7) 229.9 (99–396) 119.7 (203.9) 154.4 −2.86 .004b 0.59 0.52
IPAQ Moderate MET-minutes (min/day) 65.4 (117.5) 0 (0–68.6) 115 (138.2) 55.7 (12.9–205.7) 49.5 (129.1) 55.7 −2.53 .011b 0.38 0.46
IPAQ Vigorous MET-minutes (min/day) 104.3 (170.2) 60 (0–137.1) 252.8 (348.1) 140 (0–291.4) 148.5 (388.6) 80 −2.58 .010b 0.38 0.47

Note. T0, assessment pre-program; T1, assessment post-program (12-week follow-up); M (SD), Mean (standard deviation); ES, effect size (non-parametric); SRM, standardized response mean; IPAQ, International Physical Activity Questionnaire.

a

Paired-samples t-test

b

Wilcoxon signed-rank test; *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01.