Physical Activity Questionnaire Results at Baseline and Final Visit
Pedometer Group (%) | Control Group (%) | P Value* | |
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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.