The Impact of Step Recommendations on Body Composition and Physical Activity Patterns in College Freshman Women: A Randomized Trial

Table 1

Demographic data by step group at baseline.

	10,000 steps (n = 40)		12,500 steps (n = 40)		15,000 steps (n = 40)		Combined (n = 120)		F
	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD
Age (yrs)	18.0	0.2	18.1	0.3	18.0	0.4	18.1	0.3	0.36	0.69
BMI (kg/m^2)	23.5	2.7	22.7	2.14	23.2	2.6	23.1	2.5	0.87	0.42
Body fat %	34.0	5.3	32.7	4.1	33.0	5.2	33.2	4.9	0.79	0.45
Average steps at baseline	8082	1608	8375	1537	8213	1444	8225	1512	0.35	0.71

Note. F and values refer to the comparison of groups at baseline.