Table 5.

Proportion (in%) operators complying with standard recommendations for variation in computer work (CRIT1 - CRIT8) as defined in Table 1; in total and amongst male and female call centre operators.

				Difference males-females
Variable	All N = 140	Males N = 43	Females N = 97	Difference	p-value1
COMPLYcrit1	On average, ≤ 60 minutes until accumulation of 5 minutes of standing/walking
%	84.3	95.4	79.4	16.0	0.032
COMPLYcrit2	On average, ≤ 60 minutes until obtaining an uninterrupted period of 5 minutes in standing/walking
%	37.9	32.6	40.2	-7.7	0.502
COMPLYcrit3	On average, ≤ 60 minutes until accumulation of 10 minutes of standing/walking
%	42.1	44.2	41.2	3.0	0.888
COMPLYcrit4	On average, ≤ 60 minutes until obtaining an uninterrupted period of 10 minutes in standing/walking
%	11.4	16.3	9.3	7.0	0.361
COMPLYcrit5	Has accumulated 5 minutes of standing/walking within any 60 minutes period throughout the day
%	15.7	14.0	16.5	-2.5	0.897
COMPLYcrit6	Has been standing/walking for 5 minutes without interruption within any 60 minutes period throughout the day
%	6.4	4.7	7.2	-2.6	0.844
COMPLYcrit7	Has accumulated 10 minutes of standing/walking within any 60 minutes period throughout the day
%	10.0	9.3	10.3	-1.0	0.903
COMPLYcrit8	Has been standing/walking for 10 minutes without interruption within any 60 minutes period throughout the day
%	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-

Based on data in Table 4

¹ Two-sample proportion test. Boldface p-values indicate a significant difference (p < 0.05)