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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Behav Med. 2021 Feb 11;28(6):834–839. doi: 10.1007/s12529-021-09966-0

Table 2.

Results from exploratory tests of different cutoffs for early step increase as predictors of change in accelerometer-measured steps and MVPA at end-of-treatment and follow-up, controlling for study length.

Accelerometer-measured steps as outcome
End-of-treatment Follow-up
Week 1–3 average step change cutoff N above N below b P b p
0 37 15 1667.42 0.040 700.55 0.436
500 29 23 1830.90 0.010 1583.88 0.046
750 25 27 1937.23 0.007 1503.01 0.063
1000 22 30 1929.05 0.007 1488.29 0.066
1500 12 40 957.62 0.245 1480.30 0.101
2000 7 45 2389.53 0.020 3043.92 0.008
Accelerometer-measured MVPA as outcome
End-of-treatment Follow-up
Week 1–3 average step change cutoff N above N below b P b p
0 37 15 6.88 0.284 3.59 0.582
500 29 23 11.16 0.051 9.98 0.086
750 25 27 11.30 0.052 7.73 0.192
1000 22 30 13.68 0.017 10.00 0.093
1500 12 40 12.69 0.052 12.42 0.060
2000 7 45 26.65 0.001 22.60 0.007

MVPA = moderate-to-vigorous physical activity.