Motivational and emotional correlates of physical activity and sedentary behavior after cardiac rehabilitation: an observational study

Table 2 Averaged daily physical activity and sedentary behavior levels during the first week after the cardiac rehabilitation program and during a usual week for the community-dwelling participants

Levels (min/day)	Outpatients (N = 17*)	Controls (N = 42*)
	M (SD)	M (SD)	P value**
Sedentary behavior	548.69 (58.64)	552.26 (78.25)	0.866
Light activity	211.16 (60.83)	253.77 (69.11)	0.035
Moderate activity	57.85 (34.68)	37.46 (25.03)	0.014
Vigorous activity	2.28 (3.67)	3.66 (7.80)	0.490
MVPA	60.21 (34.79)	41.78 (28.08)	0.038
Number of steps	10083.00 (4493.27)	8785.02 (3424.07)	0.237
Meeting the weekly recommended level (150 min MVPA); n (%)	15 (88.24%)	30 (71.43%)	0.310

Abbreviations: M, mean; SD, standard deviation; MVPA, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. *The sample size was reduced because some participants did not complete all the measures. **P value of the difference between the different participant types (outpatients vs. controls). Recommendation is of at least 150 min of MVPA per week [10]

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