The Impact of Step Recommendations on Body Composition and Physical Activity Patterns in College Freshman Women: A Randomized Trial
Table 3
Body composition results by step group.
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
BMI (kg/m2)
23.5
2.7
23.9
2.2
22.7
2.1
23.2
2.2
23.2
2.6
23.7
2.0
0.15
0.857
Body fat %
34.1
5.3
34.0
4.5
32.7
4.4
33.1
4.1
32.9
5.2
33.5
3.9
0.92
0.401
Total mass (kg)
65.0
7.6
66.3
5.8
61.5
6.8
63.0
6.8
63.6
8.2
65.3
7.1
0.27
0.762
Total fat mass (kg)
22.4
5.8
22.8
4.7
20.2
4.1
21.0
3.9
21.2
5.3
22.0
4.2
0.66
0.519
Total lean mass (kg)
40.2
3.1
41.0
2.8
38.8
4.1
39.7
4.2
40.0
4.3
40.8
4.1
0.07
0.933
VAT mass (g)
153.0
131.0
154.1
149.2
118.3
94.6
128.0
128.4
154.0
112.2
167.8
108.7
0.46
0.634
VAT volume (cm3)
162.2
148.4
163.3
158.1
125.4
100.2
135.7
136.1
163.2
119.0
177.8
115.2
0.46
0.634
Notes. F and values refer to the period-by-step-group interaction. There was a significant main effect for period. Baseline means are different from follow-up (). There were no baseline differences between groups. There were no follow-up differences between groups.
