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Table 2 Physical activity of participants in two group of text message and mobile social networking

From: Comparing the effects of text messaging and mobile social networking on physical activity and anthropometric indices of middle-aged women: a randomized controlled trial

Groups’ Physical activity

Before intervention

4-weeks after intervention

8 weeks after intervention

12 weeks after intervention

P value using repeated measure test

 

No (%)

 

Text message (N = 55)

Inactive

25 (45.5)

18 (32.7)

7 (12.7)

2 (3.6)

< 0.001

Low

29 (52.7)

30 (54.5)

43 (78.2)

45 (81.8)

Moderate

1 (1.8)

7 (12.7)

5 (9.1)

8 (14.5)

Mobile social networking (N = 55)

Inactive

17 (30.9)

7 (12.7)

3 (5.5)

1 (1.8)

< 0.001

Low

38 (69.1)

34 (61.8)

22 (40)

13 (23.6)

Moderate

0

14 (25.5)

30 (54.5)

40 (72.7)

Vigorous

0

0

0

1 (1.8)

P value

0.15

0.008

0.001

0.001