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Table 2 Comparisons of time course of change in physical activity between normal and game interventions

From: A pilot crossover study: effects of an intervention using an activity monitor with computerized game functions on physical activity and body composition

 

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2

3

4

5

6

Steps/day

      

  Normal

9,005 ± 501

8,864 ± 614

8,839 ± 516

8,452 ± 511

9,046 ± 573

8,218 ± 627

  Game

10,039 ± 699

10,471 ± 540

10,387 ± 550

11,039 ± 597

10,562 ± 530

10,339 ± 616

Three-way ANOVA

      

  Group

Intervention

Time

Interaction (G × I)

Interaction (G × T)

Interaction (I × T)

Interaction (G × I × T)

  P = 0.063

P = 0.028

P = 0.714

P = 0.889

P = 0.9012

P = 0.308

P = 0.0386

PA (METs hour)/day

      

  Normal

2.6 ± 0.3

2.5 ± 0.2

2.5 ± 0.2

2.3 ± 0.2

2.6 ± 0.3

2.1 ± 0.2

  Game

3.0 ± 0.3

3.1 ± 0.2

2.8 ± 0.2

3.3 ± 0.3

3.4 ± 0.2

3.0 ± 0.2

Three-way ANOVA

      

  Group

Intervention

Time

Interaction (G × I)

Interaction (G × T)

Interaction (I × T)

Interaction (G × I × T)

  P = 0.832

P = 0.033

P = 0.196

P = 0.645

P = 0.593

P = 0.252

P = 0.196

  1. ANOVA, analysis of variance; G, group; I, intervention; METs, metabolic equivalents; T, time.