Table 4 Comparison of mean and standard deviation of different levels of physical activity before and after the intervention among the groups

Sedentary (total MET/day)

Before

17.78 ± 14.67

20.40 ± 19.09

2.62 ± 4.04

After

3.79 ± 2.01

3.85 ± 1.84

0.06 ± 0.45

P value²

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

Light total MET/day)

Before

50.33 ± 41.61

63.46 ± 45.42

13.12 ± 10.33

After

5.35 ± 3.17

12.77 ± 4.32

7.42 ± 0.89

P value²

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

Moderate total MET/day)

Before

24.95 ± 32.04

34.40 ± 36.99

9.40 ± 8.20

After

1.61 ± 2.58

8.31 ± 4.88

6.69 ± 0.92

P value²

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

Sever total MET/day)

Before

0.72 ± 1.97

1.61 ± 3.69

0.89 ± 0.62

After

0.08 ± 0.29

0.23 ± 0.35

0.15 ± 0.07

P value²

0.01

0.07