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Table 5 Physical activity by baseline activity level and weight status, and intervention effect*

From: Intervention effects on physical activity: the HEIA study - a cluster randomized controlled trial

 

     BASELINE

 

   POST-INTERVENTION

 

  INTERVENTION EFFECT*

 
 

Control

Intervention

Control

Intervention

  

Counts/min: All (n = 700)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Estimate (CI)

p

Low-activity group (n = 350)

392 (66)

373 (59)**

499 (231)

557 (261)§

92 (41, 142)

<0.001

High-activity group (n = 350)

615 (114)

608 (115)

621 (263)

587 (239)

10 (−67, 87)

0.79

Normal weight (n = 591)

517 (142)

482 (146)**

565 (252)

585 (248)

62 (10, 115)

0.02

Overweight (n = 93)

468 (160)

406 (115)

566 (283)

432 (173)

−96 (−211, 19)

0.10

  1. * Analyses were adjusted for school clustering, baseline physical activity, gender, pubertal status, month of measuring physical activity, weight category and parental education. ** Intervention group mean significantly lower than control group mean, p < 0.05. § Intervention group mean significantly higher than control group mean, p < 0.05. Test of interaction condition x activity level: p = 0.16, condition x weight status: p = 0.16.