Effects of a home-based intervention on diet and physical activity behaviours for rural adults with or at risk of metabolic syndrome: a randomised controlled trial

Table 2 Comparison of self-reported physical activity outcomes between intervention and control groups

Outcome	Intervention group (n = 151)		p value^a	Control group (n = 159)		p value^b	p value^c	p value^d
	Baseline	Post		Baseline	Post
	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)		Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)
Walking MET min/week^e	396.0	577.5	0.011	330.0	396.0	0.047	0.561	0.050
Walking MET min/week^e	(561.0)	(742.5)	0.011	(594.0)	(709.0)	0.047	0.561	0.050
Moderate MET min/week^e	300.0	480.0	<0.001	360.0	360.0	0.808	0.394	0.189
Moderate MET min/week^e	(585.0)	(850.0)	<0.001	(640.0)	(636.0)	0.808	0.394	0.189
Vigorous MET min/week^e	181.5	217.5	0.070	203.0	179.5	0.715	0.902	0.176
Vigorous MET min/week^e	(479.4)	(460.2)	0.070	(462.1)	(428.4)	0.715	0.902	0.176
Total MET min/week^e	807.5	1332.0	<0.001	990.0	973.0	0.013	0.428	0.051
Total MET min/week^e	(1486.9)	(1624.9)	<0.001	(1357.5)	(1738.0)	0.013	0.428	0.051
Strength min/week^e	39.2	53.9	<0.001	27.7	25.0	0.436	0.880	0.001
Strength min/week^e	(168.9)	(124.2)	<0.001	(66.8)	(70.4)	0.436	0.880	0.001
Sitting hours/day	359.1	319.7	0.001	356.0	339.4	0.187	0.955	0.299
Sitting hours/day	(187.4)	(162.7)	0.001	(171.3)	(169.4)	0.187	0.955	0.299

^a Paired t-test (Wilcoxon signed-rank test) between baseline and post-test for the intervention group
^b Paired t-test (Wilcoxon signed-rank test) between baseline and post-test for the control group
^c Independent t-test (Mann-Whitney U test) between intervention and control group at baseline
^d Independent t-test (Mann-Whitney U test) between intervention and control group at post-test
^eNon-parametric tests applied

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