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Table 2 Pre-post differences between intervention and control groups on the 7-day SLIPA Log and IPAQ scores

From: Physical activity, sedentary behavior and total wellness changes among sedentary adults: a 4-week randomized controlled trial

 

Intervention group

 

Control group

 

Baseline

Week 4

t

p-value

Cohen

Baseline

Week 4

t

p-value

Sedentary‡

10.9 ±1.9

8.6 ± 1.7

7.7

p < .01

d =1.30

10.7 ± 2.5

11.2 ±1.5

-.60

p =0.55

Light ‡

4.3 ± 2.0

6.8 ± 1.7

-7.0

p < .01

d =2.06

3.6 ± 1.9

3.2 ± 1.7

1.2

p =0.24

Walking †

568 ± 531.5

1625 ± 553.8

-7.2

p < .01

d =2.0

537 ± 299.0

483 ± 175.9

-.71

p =0.49

Moderate

194 ± 225.3

649 ± 494.9

-4.3

p < .01

d =1.22

180 ± 207.5

192 ± 221.3

-.13

p =0.89

Vigorous†

291 ± 495.8

733 ± 829.3

-3.3

p < .01

d =0.67

173 ± 298.8

193 ± 291.2

-.32

p =0.74

  1. ‡ 7-day SLIPA Log variable ( hours/day) † IPAQ variable (MET-minutes/week).
  2. A Cohen d value of 0.8 or greater indicates a large effect size.