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. 2022 May 3;6(5):e37348. doi: 10.2196/37348

Table 4.

Differences in self-reported physical activity and sedentary behavior at baseline (T0), 4 weeks (T1), and 8 weeks (T2) according to history of eHealth app use (N=87).

Variable Friedman test T0, mean (SD) T1, mean (SD) T2, mean (SD) P value within-subject effect (time)a

χ2 (df=2) P value


T0 vs T1 T0 vs T2
Prior use of eHealth app (n=43)

Walking (min/week) 2.229 0.328 186.51 (225.17) 170.23 (150.92) 211.16 (287.61)

MPAb (min/week) 0.043 0.979 68.37 (89.39) 65.35 (75.29) 99.77 (161.10)

VPAc (min/week) 1.938 0.380 61.39 (76.67) 80.93 (95.74) 86.98 (137.52)

Total PAd (METe min/week) 2.306 0.316 1408.05 (1231.73) 1408.28 (1110.01) 1842.88 (2428.60)

Days of MVPAf≥30 min/day 8.122 0.017 2.65 (1.91) 3.70 (2.08) 3.37 (2.08) .001 .03

Sitting (min/day) 16.014 <0.001 352.56 (186.57) 241.86 (168.00) 278.60 (177.93) <.001 .004

Screen time (min/day) 4.262 0.119 206.05 (188.28) 128.37 (102.91) 143.95 (142.20)
Never used eHealth app (n=44)

Walking (min/week) 8.488 0.014 174.32 (297.76) 165.45 (161.48) 295.45 (338.15) .32 <.001

MPA (min/week) 2.764 0.251 53.86 (84.53) 62.27 (116.16) 82.27 (157.40)

VPA (min/week) 1.048 0.592 64.09 (71.38) 49.55 (64.30) 61.82 (78.60)

Total PA (MET min/week) 4.409 0.110 1262.52 (1451.08) 1242.36 (1329.49) 1880.45 (1867.42)

Days of MVPA ≥30 min/day 1.248 0.536 2.84 (2.06) 2.64 (1.88) 2.95 (1.92)

Sitting (min/day) 1.987 0.370 316.36 (215.99) 278.64 (200.76) 255.91 (202.66)

Screen time (min/day) 1.822 0.402 146.36 (111.11) 160.68 (158.49) 146.82 (155.11)

aWilcoxon signed-rank tests with P<.025 (planned comparisons T0 vs T1 and T0 vs T1) considered statistically significant. The Wilcoxon signed-rank test was only undertaken when the Friedman test was significant (P<.05).

bMPA: moderate-intensity physical activity.

cVPA: vigorous-intensity physical activity.

dPA: physical activity.

eMET: metabolic equivalent.

fMVPA: moderate-to-vigorous physical activity.