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Table 2 Participant characteristics at baseline

From: Reducing occupational sitting: Workers’ perspectives on participation in a multi-component intervention

 

Interview participants

Focus group participants

All intervention participants

n

21

7

136

Gender (women)

12 (57%)

6 (86%)

89 (65%)

Age (years)

48.9 (8.5)

45.6 (11.3)

44.6 (9.2)

% Married/living together

15 (71%)

2 (29%)

86 (64%)a

BMI (kg/m2)

27.9 (4.0)

24.6 (4.4)

28.6 (6.5)

% Tenure >5 years

16 (76%)

5 (71%)

94 (70%)a

% 1.0 FTE

16 (76%)

6 (86%)

107 (80%)a

Mean change in workplace sitting (mins) baseline-12 monthsb

−97.9 (121.4)

−89.5 (125.3)

−78.8 (100.6)c

  1. n (%) or mean (SD). FTE full-time equivalent, BMI Body mass index
  2. an = 134
  3. bUnadjusted data
  4. c97