TABLE 4.
Characteristic | Baseline | Week 4 | Week 8 | Week 12 | 1 y | P value |
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Steps/d | 6556 ± 285 | 6548 ± 286 | 6627 ± 287 | 7156 ± 295 | 7519 ± 340* | 0.006 |
Sedentary time, min/d | 1184 ± 19 | 1177 ± 19 | 1071 ± 19*** | 1130 ± 20 | 1127 ± 24 | <0.001 |
Light PA, min/d | 188 ± 7 | 202 ± 8 | 221 ± 7*** | 227 ± 8*** | 229 ± 9*** | <0.001 |
Moderate PA, min/d | 55 ± 5 | 46 ± 5 | 54 ± 5 | 60 ± 5 | 59 ± 6 | 0.013 |
Vigorous to very vigorous PA, min/d | 0.9 ± 0.4 | 0.5 ± 0.4 | 1.0 ± 0.4 | 1.8 ± 0.4 | 2.7 ± 0.5* | 0.001 |
Total PA, min/d | 244 ± 10 | 249 ± 10 | 276 ± 10** | 289 ± 10*** | 290 ± 11*** | 0.001 |
Data presented as means ± SEMs. Changes over time assessed with linear mixed model, followed by post hoc comparisons between time points with Bonferroni adjustment. Asterisks denote significant differences from baseline: *P < 0.05 and ***P < 0.001. PA, physical activity.