Physical Activity and Sleep Improvements in a Group of Equestrian Therapy Volunteers: A Pilot Study

Table 1

Descriptive and contrast statistics for all the subjects.

Variable	Nonparticipation in equestrian therapies	Participation in equestrian therapies	t	p^a	d^b
Activity (steps)	11823.78 ± 6369.52	16469.99 ± 4587.54	6.71	.000	0.906
Total sleep	452.34 ± 86.78	483.30 ± 80.97	2.68	.008	0.363
Deep sleep	196.04 ± 87.35	209.37 ± 86.46	1.13	.258	0.153
Light sleep	260.64 ± 102.43	276.79 ± 87.62	1.20	.228	0.163

^ap (level of statistical significance: p < 0.05, p < 0.01). ^bCohen’s d: small effect 0.2–0.49, medium effect 0.5–0.79, and large effect >0.8.