Table 1 Baseline participant characteristics (n = 227)
Participant characteristics | MIG (n = 54) | PG (n = 55) | DG (n = 56) | CoachG (n = 56) | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender (male) | 46 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 0.997 |
Marital status (currently married) | 42 | 64 | 60 | 46 | 0.529 |
Education (higher educated) | 67 | 71 | 61 | 71 | 0.990 |
Smoking status (smokers) | 15 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 0.557 |
Age (years) | 41.2 ± 11.0 | 43.3 ± 10.7 | 44.3 ± 9.9 | 40.7 ± 9.8 | 0.211 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 26.4 ± 3.3 | 26.8 ± 4.2 | 27.5 ± 3.9 | 27.8 ± 4.5 | 0.216 |
Body fat (%) | 28.4 ± 6.6 | 29.4 ± 6.7 | 29.6 ± 6.9 | 29.4 ± 5.8 | 0.753 |
SBP (mmHg) | 122.7 ± 16.0 | 126.7 ± 17.4 | 125.7 ± 16.4 | 120.8 ± 15.0 | 0.193 |
DBP (mmHg) | 82.3 ± 10.3 | 83.2 ± 11.4 | 83.3 ± 10.4 | 78.6 ± 8.5 | 0.056 |
FPACQ (METs) | 1.68 ± 0.20 | 1.63 ± 0.11 | 1.71 ± 0.19 | 1.68 ± 0.16 | 0.148 |
Daily steps (number) | 9855 ± 2983 | 8840 ± 2306 | 11,079 ± 3431 | 9978 ± 2940 | 0.001 |
Daily MVPA (minutes) | 116 ± 42 | 101 ± 45 | 118 ± 46 | 107 ± 51 | 0.186 |
Active daily EE (kcal) | 595 ± 234 | 516 ± 245 | 638 ± 305 | 578 ± 289 | 0.125 |
Total daily EE (kcal) | 2713 ± 402 | 2634 ± 484 | 2835 ± 533 | 2751 ± 534 | 0.187 |
PAL (METs) | 1.46 ± 0.14 | 1.39 ± 0.16 | 1.47 ± 0.16 | 1.41 ± 0.17 | 0.030 |