Table 1.
Descriptive baseline statistics of the 116 participants at baseline from the Norwegian Healthy Life Study RCT. Recruited between June 2014 and September 2015
| Variable (scale) | N = 116 |
|---|---|
| Women, n (%) | 89 (77) |
| Age in years, mean (SD) | 48.5 (13) |
| Highest education completed: | |
| Low: Upper-secondary school or below, n (%) | 43 (37) |
| Middle: Upper-secondary school general studies, n (%) | 22 (19) |
| High: University college and/or university, n (%) | 51 (44) |
| Childhood experience of respect (0–6), mean (SD) | 3.6 (1.8) |
| Utilization of training facilities (0–3), mean (SD) | 1.5 (1.2) |
| Self-rated health: | |
| Bad or fairly bad, n (%) | 65 (56) |
| Neither bad nor good health, n (%) | 33 (28) |
| Good or very good health, n (%) | 18 (16) |
| Self-efficacy for physical activity (0–6), mean (SD) | 3.6 (1.6) |
| Autonomous regulation (0−6), mean (SD) | 5.0 (0.9) |
| Controlled regulation (0−6), mean (SD) | 3.0 (1.2) |
| Social support for physical activity (0−4), mean (SD) | 2.2 (1.0) |
| Sedentary, in hours per day, mean (SD) | 19.4 (2.0) |
| MVPA, in hours per day, mean (SD) | 1.1 (1.0) |
| ≥150 minutes of MVPA per week, n (%) | 91 (79) |
Abbreviations: SD = standard deviation; BMI = body mass index; NOK = Norwegian kroner; MET = metabolic equivalent; Sedentary <1,5 MET, MVPA = Moderate to vigorous physical activity (>3MET).