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Table 3 Steps/day for different physical activity groups at baseline and follow-up (N = 59)

From: Does physical activity lower the risk for metabolic syndrome: a longitudinal study of physically active older women

Groupa

N

Baseline

Follow-up

Age

Steps/day

Age

Steps/day

M

M

95% CI

M

M

95% CI

LL

12

66.0

7189

(6146, 8231)

73.0

6258

(5068, 7447)

HL

9

64.7

11,182

(9094, 13,269)

71.7

7441*

(5797, 9084)

LH

10

60.8

8005

(7463, 8546)

67.8

13247*

(10,538, 15,957)

HH

28

61.7

13,527

(12,434, 14,621)

68.7

14747*

(13,319, 16,175)

  1. M Mean, 95% CI Confidence interval
  2. * – statistically significant at p < 0.05
  3. a LL Low-low group (women not meeting step-based guidelines nor in baseline neither in follow-up), HL High-low group (women meeting step-based guidelines at baseline but not in follow-up), LH Low-high group (women meeting step-based guidelines at follow-up but not in baseline), HH High-high group (women meeting step-based guidelines at both time points)