Effectiveness of a website and mobile phone based physical activity and nutrition intervention for middle-aged males: Trial protocol and baseline findings of the ManUp Study

Duncan, Mitch J; Vandelanotte, Corneel; Rosenkranz, Richard R; Caperchione, Cristina M; Ding, Hang; Ellison, Marcus; George, Emma S; Hooker, Cindy; Karunanithi, Mohan; Kolt, Gregory S; Maeder, Anthony; Noakes, Manny; Tague, Rhys; Taylor, Pennie; Viljoen, Pierre; Mummery, W Kerry

doi:10.1186/1471-2458-12-656

Table 4 Baseline comparisons of physical activity and dietary behaviours between ManUp intervention groups (n = 301) ^a

From: Effectiveness of a website and mobile phone based physical activity and nutrition intervention for middle-aged males: Trial protocol and baseline findings of the ManUp Study

	Print-based		IT-based
	N	%, M (SE) or median (1^st and 3^rd quartile)	N	%, M (SE) or median (1^st and 3^rd quartile)	p
Self-report physical activity behaviours
Weekly minutes of physical activity	96	277.9 (34.0)	205	286.1 (23.3)	.843
Weekly session of physical activity	96	4 (1,8)	205	4 (1,7)	.892
Physical activity classification
% None	19	19.8%	39	19.0%
% Insufficient	36	37.5%	88	42.9%
% Sufficient	41	42.7%	78	38.0%	.655
Daily minutes of sitting outside of work	96	520.1 (27.2)	205	492.9 (18.6)	.409
Daily minutes of sitting at work	96	411.0 (26.1)	205	452.4 (17.9)	.191
Objective Physical Activity Behaviours ^a
Daily minutes of sedentary behaviour	25	631.0 (18.5)	52	670.6 (12.8)	.079
Daily minutes of light intensity physical activity	25	184.9 (8.4)	52	182.1 (5.8)	.786
Daily minutes of moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity	25	46.7 (4.9)	52	44.8 (3.2)	.751
Physical Activity Literacy (% Agree)
> 30 minutes/day improves health	79	82.3%	144	70.2%	.026
30 minutes brisk walking improves health	79	82.3%	153	74.6%	.141
20 minutes of Vigorous activity 3 times a week is essential	54	56.3%	139	67.8%	.051
10 minute blocks of activity are okay	52	54.2%	106	51.7%	.690
Moderate activity can improve health	87	90.6%	177	86.3%	.291
Dietary Habits
# Serves vegetables/day	96	2 (1,2)	205	2 (1,3)	.793
# Serves fruit/day	96	1 (1,2)	205	1 (1,2)	.735
# Serves of red meat last week	96	4 (3,6)	205	4 (3,5)	.017
# Soft drinks last week	96	2 (0,3)	205	1 (0,4)	.783
# Times fast food/takeaway	96	2 (0,2.75)	205	(1 (.5,2)	.339
Ave. Serves of Alcohol on a drinking day	96	2.78 (.3)	205	2.68 (.2)	.761
# Days of Harmful Drinking
% 0 days	45	46.9%	102	49.8%
% 1–2 days	29	30.2%	60	29.3%
% ≥3 days	22	22.9%	43	21.0%	.885
Bread Type
% White	40	42.6%	62	31.3%
% Grain	53	56.4%	133	67.2%
% Don’t Eat Bread	1	1.1%	3	1.5%	.168
Milk Type
% Full Cream	37	38.5%	80	39.0%
% Low Fat	50	52.1%	102	49.8%
% Soy/Condensed	2	2.1%	5	2.4%
% Don’t Drink Milk	2	2.1%	5	2.4%
% Other	5	5.2%	13	6.3%	.991
Nutritional Literacy	96	25 (24, 26)	205	26 (24, 27)	.656

Note: ^a A randomly selected sub-sample (n = 91) of participants completed in person assessments of height, weight, waist circumference and physical activity (ActiGraph). Variation in sample size is due to participants not fulfilling wear time criteria and were excluded from analysis of objective measures of physical activity.

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