Table 1.
Baseline characteristics in the conventional cardiac rehabilitation control group and the additional distance technology intervention experimental group.
| Baseline characteristics | Control group (n=30) mean (SD) | Experimental group (n=29) mean (SD) | P value |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 59.2 (6.1) | 59.7 (6.0) | .73 |
| Female, n (%) | 4 (13) | 7 (24) | .36 |
| BMI, mean (SD) | 28.5 (4.3) | 29.0 (5.2) | .69 |
| 6 minutes walking test (meters), mean (SD) | 661.5 (83.7) | 610.0 (68.1) | .40 |
| Steps per day, mean (SD) | 7269 (2565) | 6614 (3859) | .48 |
| LPAa (min/week), mean (SD) | 177 (55) | 150 (58) | .10 |
| MVPAb (min/week) , mean (SD) | 176 (130) | 184 (165) | .85 |
| Uses a computer, n (%) | 23 (77) | 26 (90) | .28 |
| Uses a smartphone, n (%) | 22 (73) | 22 (76) | .87 |
| Owns self-monitoring devices for PAc, n (%) | 11 (37) | 13 (45) | .58 |
aLPA: light intensity physical activity.
bMVPA: moderate to vigorous physical activity.
cPA: physical activity.