Table 4 |
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Step-count results overall and by group for both total and bout steps. |
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| All Participants |
Lifestyle Goals Group |
Structured Goals Group |
p-value (between-group) |
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| N |
30 |
17 |
13 |
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| Total Steps |
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| Pre-Intervention |
4,596 ± 1,794 |
4,157 ± 1,737 |
5,171 ± 1,769 |
0.1272 |
| Post-Intervention |
6,534 ± 3,456 |
6,279 ± 3,306 |
6,868 ± 3,751 |
0.6520 |
| Change |
1,938 ± 3,298 |
2,122 ± 3,179 |
1,697 ± 3,564 |
0.7329 |
| p-value (pre/post) |
0.0032* |
0.0142* |
0.1117 |
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|
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| Bout Steps |
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| Pre-Intervention |
386 ± 691 |
286 ± 599 |
516 ± 801 |
0.3768 |
| Post-Intervention |
2,306 ± 2,734 |
2,070 ± 2,814 |
2,616 ± 2,706 |
0.5961 |
| Change |
1,921 ± 2,729 |
1,783 ± 2,741 |
2,101 ± 2,815 |
0.7583 |
| p-value (pre/post) |
0.0006* |
0.0164* |
0.0196* |
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* = p < 0.05 Step counts expressed as Mean ± Standard Deviation P values reflect two tailed paired t-tests |
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Richardson et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:59 doi:10.1186/1479-5868-4-59 |
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