The Impact of Step Recommendations on Body Composition and Physical Activity Patterns in College Freshman Women: A Randomized Trial
Table 2
Physical activity data by step group measured by actigraphy.
10,000-step group (n = 34)
12,500-step group (n = 34)
15,000-step group (n = 24)
F
Baseline
Follow-up
Baseline
Follow-up
Baseline
Follow-up
M
SD
M
SD
M
SD
M
SD
M
SD
M
SD
Steps per day
9232
2141
11066
2360
9992
907
13638
2135
9571
2264
14557
2338
9.52
<0.001
Aerobic steps
3887
1764
5351
2043
4638
1876
7601
2373
4603
1597
7619
2028
4.94
0.009
Nonsedentary (min)
309.1
61.3
322.2
59.3
313.9
64.2
353.7
57.5
301.6
43.7
370.7
57.6
6.59
0.002
Light activity (min)
255.6
56.0
254.8
58.5
257.3
66.6
269.8
62.8
246.4
45.3
282.5
58.5
3.10
0.050
MVPA (min)
53.5
56.0
67.5
17.5
56.7
17.5
84.2
19.1
55.3
21.4
88.7
17.7
6.63
0.002
Notes. F and values refer to the period-by-step-group interaction. Significant difference from baseline to follow-up ().a,b,cMeans with different letters were statistically different at follow-up (). There was no mean difference in any of the variables at baseline.
