Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of participants in the email group and control group (N=160).
| Variables | Email group (n=106) |
Control group (n=54) |
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| Demographics |
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Age (years), mean (SD) | 42 (10) | 43 (11) |
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Height (cm), mean (SD) | 171 (9) | 172 (10) |
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Weight (kg), mean (SD) | 69 (14) | 71 (11) |
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Body mass index (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 23 (4) | 23 (3) |
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Body fat %, mean (SD) | 28 (8) | 29 (9) |
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Gender (women), n (%) | 84 (79.2%) | 41 (75.9%) |
| Cardiovascular, mean (SD) |
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Aerobic fitness (mL/min/kg) | 36 (8) | 38 (10) |
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Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 118 (14) | 118 (14) |
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Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 79 (9) | 78 (8) |
| Work-related, mean (SD) |
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Sitting (% of work time) | 89 (18) | 90 (19) |
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Weekly working hours | 38 (3) | 39 (4) |
| Leisure time physical activity (hours/week), mean (SD) |
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Low intensity | 3.2 (1.7) | 3.3 (1.7) |
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Moderate intensity | 1.8 (1.5) | 1.9 (1.6) |
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Vigorous intensity | 0.3 (0.8) | 0.6 (1.3) |
| Other, n (%) |
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Smokers | 8 (7.5%) | 6 (11.1%) |