Table 2.
Social support for exercise, neighborhood walkability, self-reported exercise, and accelerometer physical activity
| Variable | Baseline | During exercise period | Follow-up | p | |
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| n | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | ||
| Social support for exercisea | |||||
| Family participation | 45 | 26.7 ± 12.2 | - | 27.2 ± 11.1 | 0.8 |
| Friend participation score | 45 | 17.2 ± 7.5 | - | 16.3 ± 7.0 | 0.4 |
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| Neighborhood walkabilityb | |||||
| Places for walking and cyclingc | 50 | 2.5 ± .9 | - | - | - |
| Aestheticsc | 50 | 3.0 ± .8 | - | - | - |
| Traffic hazardsd | 50 | 1.6 ± .9 | - | - | - |
| Crimed | 50 | 1.4 ±.7 | - | - | - |
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| Physical activity and exercise | |||||
| Weekly aerobic exercise minutes (daily logs) | 42 | - | 126 ± 83 | - | - |
| Weekly strengthening exercise minutes (daily logs) | 42 | - | 39 ± 33 | - | - |
| Weekly LPA minutes (accelerometer) | 44 | - | 923.8 ± 294.5 | - | - |
| Weekly MVPA minutes (accelerometer) | 44 | - | 158.7 ± 146.7 | - | - |
a
Maximum score = 50 for each subscale.
b
Maximum score = 4 for each subscale.
c
Higher score denotes higher walkability.
d
Higher score denotes lower walkability.
Abbreviations: LPA: light physical activity; MPA, moderate physical activity.