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Table 3 Short- and long-term intervention effects on self-reported physical activity and sitting time

From: Short- and long-term effectiveness of a three-month individualized need-supportive physical activity counseling intervention at the workplace

 

Intervention group

Reference group

Short-term

intervention effect

Long-term

intervention effect

 

Baseline

Post

(3 months)

Follow-up

(9 months)

Baseline

Post

(3 months)

Follow-up

(9 months)

Main effect

of time

2x2 interactiona

ES

Main effect

of time

3x2 interactionb

ES

 

Mean (SE)

Mean (SE)

Mean (SE)

Mean (SE)

Mean (SE)

Mean (SE)

F

F

d

F

F

d

Sitting weekc

551.1 (0.0)

477.9 (11.6)

508.0 (12.4)

551.1 (0.0)

513.9 (25.9)

504.5 (12.4)

15.327***

1.549

0.19

8.461***

1.251

0.17

Sitting weekend

349.7 (10.1)

305.4 (10.9)

340.2 (12.6)

299.7 (22.0)

330.3 (22.1)

316.3 (24.8)

0.286

8.131**

0.44

0.423

4.469*

0.32

Walkingd

111.2 (0.0)

127.6 (10.2)

97.3 (11.3)

111.2 (0.0)

77.7 (22.7)

50.5 (24.3)

0.349

3.540

0.29

4.776**

2.205

0.23

Moderate PA

43.2 (4.3)

80.7 (5.8)

58.9 (5.5)

47.5 (9.4)

64.1 (12.0)

48.3 (10.5)

13.790***

2.020

0.22

6.940**

1.130

0.16

Vigorous PA

25.8 (2.8)

69.5 (5.8)

46.1 (4.7)

30.8 (6.1)

55.7 (12.0)

55.3 (9.0)

26.983***

2.056

0.22

17.384***

1.430

0.18

Total PA

194.8 (14.1)

280.6 (12.7)

205.9 (11.1)

242.3 (31.5)

254.9 (26.5)

207.6 (21.4)

7.873**

3.729

0.29

7.522**

1.943

0.21

  1. PA and sitting time are expressed as minutes per day
  2. PA Physical activity, SE Standard error, ES Effect size
  3. *p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001
  4. a2(time) x 2(group) interaction effect; b3(time) x 2(group) interaction effect; cadjusted for baseline weekday sitting; dadjusted for baseline walking