“ASUKI Step” pedometer intervention in university staff: rationale and design

BMC Public Health

Table 1 The “ASUKI Steps study outline and data collection schedule

	Recruitment	Pre-study	Intervention						Follow-up
Measure	Week		Month
	−4	−1	1	2	3	4	5	6	9
Pedometer steps			daily	daily	daily	daily	daily	daily
Questionnaire^a		x			x			x	x
Estimated VO₂ max (ml^-1.kg^-1.min^-1)^b			x					x	x
Weight (kg)			x		x			x	x
Height (cm)			x		x			x	x
Blood Pressure (mmHg)			x		x			x	x
Waist circumference (cm)			x		x			x	x
Sagittal diameter (cm)			x		x			x	x
Body fat percent			x		x			x	x
ActiGraph accelerometer			x		x			x	x

^a Questionnaire items included demographic data, health status, quality of life, readiness for exercise, self-efficacy for exercise, social support for exercise, stress and anxiety, dog walking, physical activity, sleep, mindfulness, neighborhood supports for physical activity and diet.
^b Abbreviations: VO₂ max ml^-1.kg^-1.min^-1 = maximal oxygen uptake in milliliters per kilogram body weight per minute; kg = kilograms; cm = centimeters; mmHG = millimeters of mercury.

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