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Table 1 Setting description

From: A multistage controlled intervention to increase stair climbing at work: effectiveness and process evaluation

 

Intervention site

Control site

Building occupancy

Number of employees per month over study period (mean ± SE)

812 ± 5

597 ± 5*

Socio-demographic characteristics

Mean age / % <45 y

43.4 / 50 %

43.5 / 46 %

Gender (% women)

58 %

59 %

Occupational category (% managers)

75 %

68 %*

Building design

Number of floors

6

4

Fitness room

Yes

Yes

Fitness classes

Yes

Yes

Company restaurant

Yes

Yes

Baseline level of stair climbing

Counts/day (mean ± SE)

82.8 ± 2.7

107.9 ± 3.6*

  1. SE standard error. Managers = executive, autonomous and integrated officer
  2. *Significantly different from intervention site (p < 0.05)