Table 2 Comparisons in mean PA measures between SW and CONT period
SW period (6 weeks) | CONT period (6 weeks) | Pvalues | |
|---|---|---|---|
Daily PA | |||
N | 31 | 31 | |
Step counts (counts/day) | 10212 ± 2777 | 9781 ± 2806 | NS |
Total PA (METs • h/day) | 10.2 ± 2.4 | 9.7 ± 2.3 | 0.043 |
Time spent of total PA (min/day) | 544.6 ± 117.5 | 536.1 ± 117.0 | NS |
MVPA (METs • h/day) | 4.2 ± 2.2 | 3.7 ± 1.8 | 0.025 |
Time spent of MVPA (min/day) | 62.8 ± 25.1 | 57.0 ± 20.3 | 0.019 |
Time spent of light PA (min/day) | 481.9 ± 116.9 | 479.1 ± 113.5 | NS |
Time spent of moderate PA (min/day) | 58.2 ± 20.7 | 53.4 ± 17.0 | 0.019 |
Time spent of vigorous PA (min/day) | 4.6 ± 11.1 | 3.6 ± 11.6 | NS |
Weekdays PA | |||
N | 31 | 31 | |
Step counts (counts/day) | 10714 ± 2588 | 10254 ± 2782 | NS |
Total PA (METs • h/day) | 10.2 ± 2.5 | 9.8 ± 2.4 | 0.047 |
Time spent of total PA (min/day) | 566.2 ± 131.0 | 555.0 ± 130.8 | NS |
MVPA (METs • h/day) | 4.3 ± 2.0 | 3.8 ± 1.6 | 0.035 |
Time spent of MVPA (min/day) | 65.4 ± 22.7 | 59.9 ± 19.2 | 0.022 |
Time spent of light PA (min/day) | 500.8 ± 127.7 | 495.1 ± 125.4 | NS |
Time spent of moderate PA (min/day) | 61.7 ± 19.4 | 57.3 ± 17.1 | 0.013 |
Time spent of vigorous PA (min/day) | 3.7 ± 10.8 | 2.6 ± 10.7 | NS |
Weekends PA | |||
N | 31 | 31 | |
Step counts (counts/day) | 9098 ± 4002 | 8322 ± 3681 | NS |
Total PA (METs • h/day) | 9.9 ± 3.3 | 9.2 ± 3.1 | NS |
Time spent of total PA (min/day) | 487.5 ± 132.9 | 467.9 ± 142.3 | NS |
MVPA (METs • h/day) | 4.0 ± 3.3 | 3.5 ± 2.8 | NS |
Time spent of MVPA (min/day) | 57.1 ± 34.5 | 50.0 ± 29.6 | NS |
Time spent of light PA (min/day) | 430.4 ± 138.1 | 417.9 ± 143.8 | NS |
Time spent of moderate PA (min/day) | 51.0 ± 28.3 | 44.1 ± 23.3 | NS |
Time spent of vigorous PA (min/day) | 6.1 ± 15.7 | 5.9 ± 15.7 | NS |