Table 3 ACHIEVE participants’ (n = 74) mean (SD) behavioral and biological outcomes at baseline and follow-up

Leisure-time physical activity (mins/week)

106.7 (135.1)

318.8 (263.6)

<0.001

0.83

81.4 (105.3)

363.0 (486.7)

<0.001

0.56

92.0 (118.5)

344.5 (406.6)

<0.001

0.61

Transport-related physical activity (mins/week)

73.4 (85.8)

213.0 (223.3)

0.001

0.63

81.2 (94.9)

288.3 (371.4)

<0.001

0.55

77.9 (90.7)

256.8 (318.2)

<0.001

0.56

Sitting (hours/day)

8.6 (2.6)

5.5 (1.9)

<0.001

1.13

8.4 (2.4)

5.3 (2.1)

<0.001

1.61

8.5 (2.5)

5.4 (2.0)

<0.001

1.35

BMI (kg/m²)

30.9 (4.9)

29.7 (4.4)

<0.001

1.14

30.3 (7.0)

29.0 (6.7)

<0.001

1.19

30.6 (6.2)

29.3 (5.8)

<0.001

1.17

Systolic blood pressure

129.8 (17.6)

123.6 (12.0)

0.008

0.51

123.5 (15.2)

119.1 (13.9)

0.005

0.45

126.1 (16.4)

121.0 (13.2)

<0.001

0.48

Diastolic blood pressure

81.8 (11.3)

78.2 (10.4)

0.017

0.45

76.4 (11.0)

75.1 (8.7)

0.258

0.17

78.7 (11.4)

76.4 (9.5)

0.013

0.29