Table 2.
Time and group | PAa | FVCb | ||||||
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Values | P value | Effect size, Cohen d | Values | P value | Effect size, Cohen d | ||
Type III tests, F549 | ||||||||
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Time×group | 2.66 | .015 | N/Ac | 12.17 | <.001 | N/A | |
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Time | 5.24 | .001 | N/A | 36.40 | <.001 | N/A | |
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Group | 2.05 | .13 | N/A | 13.64 | <.001 | N/A | |
After 4 weeks (T2)d, mean difference | ||||||||
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PA-first vs control | 231.58 | .041 | 0.22 | 0.19 | .47 | 0.08 | |
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FVC-first vs control | 109.70 | .33 | 0.10 | 1.42 | <.001 | 0.58 | |
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PA-first vs FVC-first | 121.87 | .26 | 0.11 | −1.23 | <.001 | 0.51 | |
After 8 weeks (T3)d, mean difference | ||||||||
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PA-first vs control | 282.36 | .018 | 0.25 | 1.13 | <.001 | 0.44 | |
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FVC-first vs control | 321.19 | .007 | 0.29 | 1.35 | <.001 | 0.52 | |
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PA-first vs FVC-first | −38.83 | .74 | 0.03 | −0.22 | .41 | 0.08 | |
After 12 weeks (T4)d, mean difference | ||||||||
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PA-first vs control | 253.21 | .026 | 0.24 | 0.81 | .02 | 0.34 | |
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FVC-first vs control | 252.39 | .025 | 0.24 | 1.41 | <.001 | 0.59 | |
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PA-first vs FVC-first | 0.83 | .99 | <0.01 | −0.60 | .014 | 0.25 |
aPA: physical activity (metabolic equivalent of task-min/week).
bFVC: fruit-vegetable consumption (portion/day).
cN/A: not applicable.
dPost hoc test: least significant difference; mean difference was significant at the .05 level.