Table 4 Weekly minutes of walking, proportion of walkers and daily minutes of sitting at baseline and at 2, 6 and 12-month follow-up in the pedometer (STEP) and in the comparison (COMP) group
Baseline | 2 months | 6 months | 12 months | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
STEP | COMP | STEP | COMP | STEP | COMP | STEP | COMP | |
Walking at work, N | 121 | 117 | 103 | 102 | 87 | 95 | 88 | 82 |
·Weekly minutes, mean (SD) | 144 (209) | 157 (236) | 150 (159) | 174 (239) | 158 (186) | 161 (254) | 172 (191) | 145 (155) |
·Walkers, % | 98 | 96 | 98 | 98 | 99 | 94 | 99 | 96 |
Walking for transportation, N | 121 | 115 | 106 | 102 | 87 | 96 | 85 | 85 |
·Weekly minutes, mean (SD) | 115 (172) | 134 (168) | 134 (142) | 163 (203) | 136 (147) | 138 (172) | 170 (298) | 127 (172) |
·Walkers, % | 77 | 81 | 88 | 79 | 88 | 86 | 83 | 79 |
Walking stairs, N | 120 | 117 | 105 | 100 | 86 | 96 | 87 | 87 |
·Weekly minutes, mean (SD) | 38 (45) | 46 (100) | 62 (65) | 49 (60) | 67 (89) | 46 (52) | 63 (63) | 56 (79) |
·Walkers, % | 86 | 81 | 91 | 79 | 91 | 86 | 93 | 79 |
Walking for leisure, N | 122 | 117 | 106 | 100 | 88 | 95 | 88 | 86 |
·Weekly minutes, mean (SD) | 72 (96) | 68 (125) | 105 (96) | 90 (119) | 96 (90) | 80 (133) | 115 (130) | 79 (102) |
·Walkers, % | 74 | 71 | 87 | 84 | 85 | 70 | 87 | 76 |
Total walking, N | 117 | 112 | 101 | 99 | 86 | 94 | 84 | 80 |
·Weekly minutes, mean (SD) | 370 (311) | 400 (401) | 455 (255) | 465 (433) | 457 (306) | 431 (403) | 521 (468) | 395 (319) |
·Walkers, % | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 99 | 99 |
Sitting during a working day, N | 121 | 118 | 107 | 102 | 87 | 94 | 87 | 85 |
·Daily minutes, mean (SD) | 544 (152) | 554 (161) | 502 (147) | 513 (175) | 503 (165) | 520 (169) | 477 (159) | 510 (183) |
Sitting during a non-working day, N | 121 | 117 | 105 | 100 | 87 | 96 | 87 | 87 |
·Daily minutes, mean (SD) | 347 (165) | 382 (180) | 333 (168) | 339 (170) | 331(156) | 363 (176) | 300 (153) | 347 (165) |