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Table 3 Comparison of mean weekly recruitment (expressed for each month) at intervention, pre-existing and control sessions

From: The effect a of community-based social marketing campaign on recruitment and retention of low-income groups into physical activity programmes - a controlled before-and-after study

 

Recruitment to fit and fab sessions mean (SD)

Recruitment to pre-existing sessions mean (SD)

Recruitment to control area sessions mean (SD)

F- values

Df

p values

Sept 2010

na

.86 (1.10)

1.28 (1.46)

F = 1.636

1

.206

Oct 2010

18.13 (12.30) a, b

1.04 (.42) a

.30 (.41) b

F = 10.547

2

.003

Nov 2010

2.25 (1.68)

.78 (.41)

.31 (.38)

F = 3.908

2

.060

Dec 2010

1.00 (.35)

.78 (.61)

.08 (.14)

F = 3.493

2

.089

Jan 2011

3.53 (3.03)

1.29 (.43)

.38 (.595)

F = 3.527

2

.080

Feb 2011

3.45 (.81) a, b

.84 (.26) a

.25 (.50) b

F = 35.972

2

<.001

Mar 2011

5.60 (1.69)a, b

.65 (.25) a

.25 (.29) b

F = 39.100

2

.001

  1. Superscripts (a, b, c) indicate mean difference in Bonferroni comparisons (p < 0.05).
  2. a = Fit and Fab v pre-existing sessions, b = Fit and Fab v control area sessions, c = pre-existing sessions v control area sessions.