The Start2Bike program is effective in increasing health-enhancing physical activity: a controlled study

BMC Public Health

Table 3 Characteristics at baseline

	Start2Bike group^b	Control group	P
Sample size (n)	79	79
Age (years)
Mean ± SD	45 ± 9	46 ± 9	0.55
Min-max	25–69	24–64
Sex (%)
Male	67.1	67.1	1.0
Female	32.9	32.9
Dutch physical activity norms^a, (%)
Compliance with DNHPA	55.7	62.0	0.42
Compliance with Fit-norm	63.3	53.2	0.20
Compliance with Combi-norm	69.6	68.4	0.86
Physical activity by intensity, mean ± SD (min/week)
Light-intensity activities	1940 ± 1313	1909 ± 1375	0.89
Moderate-intensity activities	329 ± 586	424 ± 613	0.32
Vigorous-intensity activities	358 ± 368	288 ± 420	0.27
Physical activity by domain, mean ± SD (min/week)
Commuting activities	102 ± 226	130 ± 220	0.44
Leisure-time activities	346 ± 359	433 ± 495	0.22
Sports activities	173 ± 203	127 ± 248	0.21
Household activities	465 ± 769	732 ± 972	0.06
Activities at work and school	1581 ± 1038	1254 ± 1041	0.05
Total time spent in physical activity, mean ± SD (min/week)	2626 ± 1372	2622 ± 1490	0.99

SD Standard deviation
^aDutch physical activity norms:
- DNHPA Dutch Norm for Health-enhancing Physical Activity: Thirty minutes or more of at least moderate-intensity aerobic (endurance) physical activity on at least five days each week
- Fit-norm: Twenty minutes or more of vigorous-intensity physical activity on at least three days each week
- Combi-norm: Meeting the DNHPA and/or Fit-norm
^bStart2Bike participants who completed the six-month measurement

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