Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study participants and intervention characteristics
Intervention group N = 58 | Control group N = 46 | |
|---|---|---|
Age, years | 55.9 ± 3.9 | 57.9 ± 5.7 |
Height, cm | 163.5 ± 5.5 | 163.4 ± 5.0 |
Weight, kg | 69.9 ± 13.0 | 74.3 ± 15.4 |
BMI, kg/m 2 | 26.2 ± 4.7 | 27.8 ± 5.5 |
Obesitya, N (% of study sample) | ||
Normal | 26 (45 %) | 14 (30 %) |
Overweight | 22 (38 %) | 19 (41 %) |
Obesity | 10 (17 %) | 13 (29 %) |
Osteoporosisb, N (% of study sample) | ||
Normal BMD | 25 (43 %) | 16 (35 %) |
Osteopenia | 24 (41 %) | 20 (43 %) |
Osteoporosis | 9 (16 %) | 10 (22 %) |
Baseline PA, steps/day | 8703 ± 2847 | 9018 ± 3593 |
Meeting PA recommendation, N (% of study sample) | ||
< 5000 steps/day | 5 (9 %) | 6 (13 %) |
5000–10,000 steps/day | 36 (62 %) | 26 (57 %) |
> 10,000 steps/day | 17 (29 %) | 14 (30 %) |
Length of intervention, weeks | 9.8 ± 1.2 | |
PA during intervention period, steps/day | 11,509 ± 2590 | 9547 ± 2976 |
Brisk walking intervention, steps | 4244 ± 764 | |
Brisk walking/total daily steps ratio | 0.39 ± 0.11 | |