Table 3.
Baseline characteristics of the participants in the pedometer (STEP) and comparison group (COMP)
| |
Participants |
|
|---|---|---|
| STEP (N = 123) | COMP (N = 118) | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) |
44.1 (9.4) |
45.3 (9.1) |
| Women, N (%) |
87 (71) |
78 (66) |
| Married, N (%) |
99 (81) |
96 (81) |
| Taking care of children under 18 years of age, N (%) |
61 (50) |
69 (59) |
| Education, N (%) |
|
|
| Basic |
7 (6) |
11 (9) |
| Polytechnic or vocational school |
79 (64) |
75 (64) |
| University degree |
37 (30) |
32 (27) |
| Working hours per week, mean (SD) |
37.4 (6.1) |
37.1 (6.8) |
| Perceived physical loading at work, N (%) |
|
|
| Sedentary |
113 (93) |
110 (93) |
| Mainly standing or light mobility |
8 (6) |
8 (7) |
| Heavy |
1 (1) |
0 (0) |
| Subjective work ability (scale 0–10), mean (SD) |
8.0 (1.3) |
8.0 (1.4) |
| Perceived health, N (%) |
|
|
| Good or fairly good |
82 (67) |
76 (64) |
| Average |
35 (29) |
34 (29) |
| Fairly poor or poor |
5 (4) |
8 (7) |
| Body mass index > 25 kg/m2, N (%) | 63 (51) | 76 (64) |
Means or proportions. N = number of participants.