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

Table 4

Baseline and follow-up diet by step group.

	10,000-step group				12,500-step group				15,000-step group				F
	(n = 34)				(n = 34)				(n = 24)
	Baseline		Follow-up		Baseline		Follow-up		Baseline		Follow-up
	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD
Kcals	2028	451	2056	396	2221	551	1954	347	2196	772	2139	381	1.81	0.17
Protein	72	19	76	24	79	22	65	13	69	20	77	23	3.65	0.03
Carbohydrate	263	73	262	56	299	92	261	53	275	69	274	52	1.63	0.19
Total fat	79	22	81	17	82	26	75	16	95	75	85	21	0.26	0.77

Note. F and values refer to the period-by-step-group interaction. Statistically different from baseline in the 12,500-step group. ⁺Statistically different at follow-up in the 10,000-, 12,500-, and 15,000-step groups.