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Table 3 Baseline physical health by treatment group or gender

From: A RCT to evaluate a totally automated, culturally-adapted telephone counselor for increasing physical activity among physically inactive individuals in China

 

% or Mean (SD)

 

% or Mean (SD)

 
 

All (n = 210)

Intervention (n = 109)

Control (n = 101)

p*

Male (n = 76)

Female (n = 134)

p*

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

113.8 (13.03)

114.8 (13.84)

112.8 (12.09)

NS

118.2 (10.80)

111.4 (13.57)

< 0.001

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

75.4 (9.17)

75.8 (9.87)

74.9 (8.38)

NS

78.2 (7.38)

73.8 (9.71)

< 0.001

Heart rate (bpm)

72.8 (7.30)

72.3 (7.43)

73.4 (7.14)

NS

73.6 (7.00)

72.3 (7.45)

NS

Height (cm)

162.5 (7.33)

162.9 (6.99)

162.1 (7.68)

NS

169.4 (5.78)

158.6 (4.79)

< 0.001

Weight (kg)

61.7 (10.83)

62.3 (11.53)

61.1 (10.03)

NS

70.2 (10.69)

56.9 (7.40)

< 0.001

Waist circumference (cm)

81.6 (9.68)

81.8 (10.75)

81.5 (8.43)

NS

87.7 (9.76)

78.2 (7.78)

< 0.001

Hip circumference (cm)

95.5 (6.66)

95.7 (6.48)

95.3 (6.87)

NS

97.9 (7.49)

94.2 (5.76)

< 0.001

Body mass index (kg/m2)

23.3 (2.94)

23.4 (3.19)

23.1 (2.66)

NS

24.4 (3.10)

22.6 (2.65)

< 0.001

Waist-to-hip ratio

0.85 (0.643)

0.85 (0.07)

0.85 (0.06)

NS

0.89 (0.052)

0.83 (0.058)

< 0.001

Obesity status

   

NS

  

< 0.001

Normal weight

50.5

51.4

49.5

 

34.2

59.7

 

 Overweight ([23–25) kg/m2)

23.2

22.0

24.8

 

26.3

21.6

 

 Obese (> = 25 kg/m2)

26.2

26.6

25.7

 

39.5

18.7

 
  1. Study was conducted at Shenzhen, China between July and August 2009
  2. NS: p >0.05
  3. * Pearson Χ2 for obesity status, Student’s t-test for all others