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Table 1 Selected baseline characteristics of participants involved in the WWW study

From: Does physical activity counselling enhance the effects of a pedometer-based intervention over the long-term: 12-month findings from the Walking for Wellbeing in the west study

Characteristic

Group 1

Group 2

Whole sample

Number, n (%)

39 (49)

40 (51)

79 (100)

Gender (M/F),% (n)

21 (8)/79 (31)

20 (8)/80 (32)

20 (16)/80 (63)

Age (years), Mean (± SD)

47.3 (9.3)

51.2 (7.9) a

49.2 (8.8)

Completed University or further education,% (n)

56 (22)

83 (33) b

70 (55)

Ethnicity (% White Scottish),% (n)

95 (37) c

88 (35) d

91 (72)

SIMD e (% in top 15%c),% (n)

13 (5)

8 (3)

10 (8)

Steps, Mean (± SD)

6802 (3212)

7078 (2911)

6941 (3047)

  1. a Independent samples t-test indicates significant different between groups: t(77) = -1.99, p = 0.05
  2. b Pearson's chi-square identifies significant difference between groups: χ 2 (1) = 6.36, p = .012
  3. c Other ethnicities, ethnicity (n): White Other (1), Caribbean (1)
  4. d Other ethnicities, ethnicity (n): Mixed (1), White Irish (1), Pakistani (1), Indian (1), Caribbean (1)
  5. e SIMD (Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation) top 15% indicates most deprived
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