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Table 5 Characteristics of participants of the SB intervention

From: Which behaviour change techniques are effective to promote physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviour in adults: a factorial randomized trial of an e- and m-health intervention

Sedentary Behaviour

Total Sample (n = 138)

Comb A + C + S (=group 1)

(n = 21)

Comb A + C (=group 2)

(n = 16)

Comb A + S (=group 3)

(n = 17)

Comb C + S (=group 4)

(n = 15)

A alone (=group 5) (n = 21)

C alone (=group 6)

(n = 18)

S alone (=group 7)

(n = 15)

No techniques (=group 8)

(n = 15)

Age (mean ± SD years)

37.80 ± 15.98

37.71 ± 14.47

33.25 ± 15.85

38.53 ± 15.63

44.13 ± 18.13

37.33 ± 15.94

38.16 ± 15.87

38.67 ± 16.66

34.93 ± 17.27

Sex (% male)

37.7

52.4

31.2

29.4

0.33

47.6

27.8

26.7

46.7

Level of education (% high = university/college)

73.9

85.7

62.5

76.5

73.3

85.7

88.9

53.3

53.3

BMI (mean ± SD kg/m2)

23.02 ± 3.25

23.12 ± 3.04

21.01 ± 2.81a

24.25 ± 3.24

24.74 ± 2.87a

23.13 ± 3.76

22.97 ± 3.14

22.48 ± 3.27

22.36 ± 2.89

SB (mean [CI] in hrs/day)

- Pretest

12.02 [11.36; 12.69]

12.51 [11.04; 13.99]

12.91 [11.17; 14.66]

12.52 [10.61; 14.43]

11.98 [10.05; 13.91]

11.51 [10.00; 13.03]

11.43 [10.39; 12.47]

11.83 [10.22; 13.45]

12.05 [10.16; 13.95]

- Posttest

10.23 [9.55; 10.91]

9.88 [7.54; 12.22]

10.96 [8.90; 13.01]

9.06 [6.40; 11.72]

9.65 [8.01; 11.31]

10.72 [8.41; 13.03]

11.06 [9.07; 13.06]

10.10 [8.05; 12.15]

10.51 [7.59; 13.44]

  1. SD standard deviation, CI 95% confidence interval, A action planning, C coping planning, S self-monitoring