Table 2.
Participant characteristics at baseline.
| Characteristic | Tailored condition (n = 45) |
Standard condition (n = 47) |
Group comparison |
P value | |
| Demographic variable | |||||
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 46.6 (10.9) | 47.7 (11.4) | t90 = 0.5 | .63 | |
| Male, n (%) | 17/45 (38%) | 21/47 (45%) | χ21 = 0.5 | .50 | |
| BMIa (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 25.8 (4.3) | 26.3 (4.6) | t76 = 0.5 | .64 | |
| Higher education, n (%) | 30/45 (67%) | 29/47 (62%) | χ21 = 0.2 | .62 | |
| Employed, n (%) | 35/45 (78%) | 30/47 (64%) | χ21 = 2.2 | .14 | |
| Good to very good health, n (%) | 26/45 (58%) | 36/47 (77%) | χ21 = 3.7 | .06 | |
| Computer/Internet use and Internet access, n (%) | |||||
| Daily computer use | 36/45 (80%) | 39/46 (85%) | χ21 = 0.4 | .55 | |
| Daily Internet use | 30/45 (67%) | 39/47 (83%) | χ21 = 3.3 | .07 | |
| Internet access at home | 44/45 (98%) | 46/46 (100%) | χ21 = 1.0 | .31 | |
| Internet access at work | 28/35 (80%) | 22/30 (73%) | χ21 = 3.4 | .19 | |
| Intention to change physical activity, n (%) | χ22 = 2.3 | .31 | |||
| Within 1 month | 23/43 (54%) | 19/42 (45%) | |||
| Within 6 months | 11/43 (26%) | 8/42 (19%) | |||
| No intention | 9/43 (21%) | 15/42 (36%) | |||
| Self-reported physical activity (minutes/day), mean (SD) | |||||
| Walking | 33.2 (60.3) | 44.9 (57.4) | t50= 0.8 | .43 | |
| Total physical activity | 142.7 (123.8) | 163.6 (120.8) | t65 = 1.7 | .10 | |
| Pedometer-based physical activity (steps/day), mean (SD) | 8609 (3370) | 8933 (3367) | t85 = 0.4 | .66 | |
| Sitting time (hours/day), mean (SD) | 7.0 (3.1) | 7.0 (3.4) | t87 = 0.0 | .97 | |
a Body mass index.