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Pedometer Group (%) Control Group (%) P Value* Physically active 1 or more hours per week: Baseline visit 1/23 (4) 0/16 (0) 1.00 Final visit 11/19 (58) 7/13 (54) 1.00 Walk for exercise Baseline visit 9/23 (39) 8/16 (50) .53 Final visit 15/19 (79) 8/13 (62) .43 Walked for exercise the past week Baseline visit 6/23 (26) 4/16 (25) 1.00 Final visit 14/20 (70) 5/15 (33) .04 Days walked during past week Baseline visit (days/person) 0.6 0.5 .47 Final visit (days/person) 2.6 1.4 .13 * Discrete variables compared using Fisher’s exact test with 2-sided P values, days walked compared using t test for equality of means.
Pedometer Group (n = 20) Mean BMI ± SD Control Group (n = 15) Mean BMI ± SD P Value Baseline visit 37.8 ± 8.7 39.5 ± 9.3 .59 Second visit 37.2 ± 7.5 39.2 ± 9.2 .44 Final visit 37.8 ± 9.2 39.1 ± 9.2 .26
