Table 2 Comparison of intervention versus control group: accelerometry, anthropometry, and metabolic markers.
Variable | Control group | Intervention group |
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| Â | Mean | SE | 95% CI | Mean | SE | 95% CI | Â | Â |
Activity counts per minute | 286.1 | 30.3 | 223.6–348.7 | 439.4 | 29.2 | 379.2–499.6 | .001 | 0.74 |
Average Counts all days actually worn | 222247.6 | 26519.5 | 167629.8–276865.4 | 345901.0 | 26519.5 | 291283.2–400518.8 | .003 | 0.50 |
Average Activity Counts over 3 week days | 249640.2 | 22773.8 | 201974.1–297306.3 | 319169.4 | 22773.8 | 271503.3–366835.6 | .046 | 0.46 |
Frequency of Activity (questionnaire) | 14.5 | 1.7 | 10.9–18.0 | 12.6 | 1.8 | 8.8–16.4 | .458 | 0.56 |
Light activity (minutes/week) | 69.9 | 4.8 | 60.1–79.8 | 101.1 | 4.6 | 91.7–110.6 | .0009 | 0.70 |
Moderate activity (minutes/week) | 15.2 | 6.2 | 2.5–27.9 | 24.0 | 5.9 | 11.7–36.2 | .322 | 0.28 |
Vigorous activity (minutes/week) | 0.17 | 0.07 | 0.032–0.314 | 0.25 | 0.07 | 0.117–0.388 | .416 | 0.02 |
Weight (kg) | 98.5 | 0.8 | 96.8–100.1 | 95.9 | 0.9 | 94.1–97.6 | .034 | 0.44 |
BMI z-scores (kg/m2) | 2.21 | 0.022 | 2.17–2.25 | 2.15 | 0.023 | 2.10–2.19 | .054 | 1.03 |
Waist circumference (cm) | 107.4 | 1.22 | 104.9–109.9 | 107.2 | 1.30 | 104.5–109.9 | .915 | 0.26 |
Hip circumference (cm) | 115.6 | 0.69 | 114.2–117.0 | 112.3 | 0.74 | 110.8–113.8 | .003 | 0.57 |
Waist-to-hip ratio | 0.93 | 0.012 | 0.91–0.96 | 0.96 | 0.013 | 0.93–0.98 | .169 | 0.12 |
1 week-end day- Marginal means controlling for baseline values are reported above.
: Cohen's d for dependent means (pre- to postdifferences for intervention group only).
: Cohen's d for dependent means (pre- to postdifferences for intervention group only).