Table 3.
Means and standard deviations of work-related fatigue and task demands for the different meaningful physical activity groups, adjusted for age, gender, education, working overtime, and irregular working hours
| Physical activity group | n a | Work-related fatigue | D d | Task demands | D | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | T2 | T1 | T2 | ||||||||
| M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | ||||
| Low T1–low T2b (stable low) | 913 | 1.04 | 0.91 | 1.05 | 0.93 | 0.01 | 2.49 | 0.52 | 2.47 | 0.49 | −0.04 |
| High T1–high T2c (stable high) | 724 | 0.84 | 1.17 | 0.90 | 1.20 | 0.05 | 2.43 | 0.65 | 2.39 | 0.65 | −0.06 |
| Low T1–high T2 (upward change) | 258 | 0.98 | 1.03 | 0.95 | 1.06 | −0.03 | 2.38 | 0.56 | 2.39 | 0.56 | 0.02 |
| High T1–low T2 (downward change) | 225 | 0.90 | 1.02 | 0.88 | 1.05 | −0.02 | 2.39 | 0.56 | 2.42 | 0.56 | 0.05 |
* p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01
a155 missing values; b ‘Low’ = not complying with the physical activity norm (i.e. <5 days a week 30 min of moderate-intensity physical activity); c ‘High’ = complying with the physical activity norm (i.e. ≥5 days a week 30 min of moderate-intensity physical activity); d Cohen’s D effect size for the mean difference between T1 and T2