Table 5.
Between-group differences in physical activity level and sedentary time at baseline and post-program
| Intervention group | Comparison group | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Mean (SD) | N | Mean (SD) | Mean diff | 95% CI | P | ||
| Number of valid days | Baseline | 35 | 3.4 (1.0) | 35 | 3.4 (1.2) | 0.0 | −0.5, 0.6 | 0.8 |
| Post-program | 23 | 3.1 (1.1) | 25 | 3.1 (1.0) | −0.0 | − 0.6, 0.6 | 0.9 | |
| Wear time (min∙day−1) | Baseline | 35 | 10.3 (2.9) | 35 | 10.7 (3.1) | −0.3 | −1.9, 1.1 | 0.6 |
| Post-program | 23 | 10.6 (2.3) | 25 | 10.8 (2.8) | −0.2 | −1.7, 1.3 | 0.7 | |
| Total PA level (CPM) | Baseline | 33 | 220 (91) | 34 | 255 (157) | −35 | −97, 26 | 0.25 |
| Post-program | 22 | 246 (154) | 25 | 281 (198) | −34 | − 121, 52 | 0.4 | |
| Light PA (min∙day− 1) | Baseline | 35 | 202 (90) | 35 | 205 (91) | −2.6 | −40, 34 | 0.8 |
| Post-program | 23 | 226 (92) | 25 | 199 (78) | 27 | −13, 68 | 0.18 | |
| Moderate PA (min∙day− 1) | Baseline | 35 | 19 (12) | 35 | 26 (23) | −7.0 | −16, 2.6 | 0.15 |
| Post-program | 23 | 24 (18) | 25 | 21 (21) | 2.7 | −0.5, 11 | 0.5 | |
| Vigorous PA (min∙day−1) | Baseline | 35 | 0.6 (2.1) | 35 | 1.4 (3.7) | −0.8 | −2.3, 0.7 | 0.3 |
| Post-program | 23 | 1.9 (3.6) | 25 | 2.1 (9.9) | −0.1 | −2.7, 2.3 | 0.8 | |
| MVPA (min∙day−1) | Baseline | 35 | 20 (12) | 35 | 28 (24) | −7.8 | −17, 2.0 | 0.11 |
| Post-program | 23 | 26 (20) | 25 | 23 (26) | 2.7 | −0.6, 11 | 0.5 | |
| Steps per day | Baseline | 33 | 3984 (1519) | 34 | 4532 (3262) | − 548 | − 1713, 617 | 0.3 |
| Post-program | 22 | 4568 (2509) | 25 | 4620 (2825) | −52 | − 1474, 1369 | 0.9 | |
| Sedentary time (hours∙day−1) | Baseline | 35 | 8.2 (1.6) | 35 | 8.2 (1.6) | −0.0 | −0.7, 0.7 | 0.9 |
| Post-program | 23 | 8.3 (1.6) | 25 | 8.1 (1.6) | 0.1 | −0.8, 1.1 | 0.7 | |
Presented values are the mean ± SD. PA, physical activity. CPM, counts per minute. MVPA, moderate to vigorous physical activity. CI, confidence interval