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. 2015 Dec 12;3:68–74. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2015.12.003

Table 3.

Changes from baseline in self-reported occupational sitting and physical activity, and objective productivity indicators, at 1, 4, and 19 weeks after installation of sit-stand desks (intervention), as well as the difference between intervention and control (no sit-stand desk), in the Opt to Stand Study, Sydney, Australia.

Outcome (per workday) Weeks post-intervention Control
Intervention
Difference
Estimate p-value Estimate p-value Estimate p-value
Percent time sitting at work 1 2 (− 9, 13) 0.696 − 11 (− 23, 1) 0.087 − 13 (− 29, 3) 0.127
4 − 0 (− 14, 14) 0.974 − 15 (− 28, − 2) 0.025 − 15 (− 34, 4) 0.128
19 4 (− 9, 16) 0.563 − 10 (− 24, 4) 0.182 − 13 (− 32, 5) 0.168
Percent time standing at work 1 − 1 (− 10, 9) 0.889 15 (5, 25) 0.005 16 (2, 29) 0.030
4 1 (− 11, 13) 0.876 20 (9, 30) 0.001 19 (3, 34) 0.026
19 − 2 (− 12, 9) 0.775 13 (1, 24) 0.041 14 (− 1, 30) 0.084
Percent time walking at work 1 − 2 (− 6, 2) 0.389 − 2 (− 7, 2) 0.332 − 0 (− 7, 6) 0.890
4 − 3 (− 8, 3) 0.349 − 3 (− 8, 2) 0.189 − 1 (− 8, 7) 0.848
19 − 2 (− 6, 3) 0.517 − 4 (− 9, 2) 0.182 − 2 (− 9, 5) 0.554
Percent time heavy labor at work 1 0 (− 3, 4) 0.788 − 2 (− 6, 1) 0.210 − 3 (− 8, 2) 0.267
4 2 (− 3, 6) 0.495 − 2 (− 6, 3) 0.463 − 3 (− 9, 3) 0.320
19 − 0 (− 4, 4) 0.857 2 (− 2, 7) 0.315 3 (− 3, 9) 0.373
Sitting at work (min) 1 − 19 (− 75, 37) 0.503 − 64 (− 125, − 2) 0.049 − 44 (− 127, 39) 0.302
4 − 30 (− 102, 42) 0.421 − 76 (− 142, − 11) 0.027 − 47 (− 144, 51) 0.354
19 − 18 (− 81, 44) 0.568 − 100 (− 172, − 29) 0.009 − 82 (− 177, 13) 0.100
Standing at work (min) 1 − 5 (− 53, 42) 0.825 73 (22, 123) 0.008 78 (9, 147) 0.034
4 1 (− 57, 60) 0.972 96 (41, 150) 0.001 95 (15, 174) 0.025
19 − 12 (− 65, 41) 0.651 51 (− 8, 110) 0.098 64 (− 16, 143) 0.125
Walking at work (min) 1 − 14 (− 36, 8) 0.211 − 14 (− 38, 10) 0.253 − 0 (− 32, 32) 0.997
4 − 19 (− 47, 9) 0.189 − 17 (− 43, 8) 0.187 2 (− 36, 39) 0.927
19 − 13 (− 37, 11) 0.287 − 21 (− 49, 7) 0.144 − 8 (− 44, 29) 0.679
Heavy labor at work (min) 1 2 (− 16, 20) 0.812 − 13 (− 33, 7) 0.209 − 15 (− 42, 12) 0.275
4 7 (− 17, 30) 0.585 − 6 (− 27, 15) 0.598 − 12 (− 44, 19) 0.449
19 − 3 (− 24, 17) 0.749 11 (− 14, 35) 0.396 14 (− 18, 46) 0.391
Talk time on call (min) 1 0.1 (− 0.7, 0.9) 0.815 − 0.5 (− 1.3, 0.3) 0.225 − 0.6 (− 1.7, 0.5) 0.309
4 0.2 (− 0.6, 1.0) 0.646 − 0.2 (− 1.0, 0.6) 0.606 − 0.4 (− 1.5, 0.7) 0.491
19 − 0.4 (− 1.2, 0.4) 0.324 − 0.4 (− 1.2, 0.5) 0.413 0.0 (− 1.1, 1.2) 0.934
Hold time on call (min) 1 − 0.1 (− 0.4, 0.2) 0.432 − 0.1 (− 0.4, 0.2) 0.493 0.0 (− 0.4, 0.5) 0.934
4 − 0.3 (− 0.6, 0.0) 0.067 − 0.2 (− 0.5, 0.1) 0.227 0.1 (− 0.4, 0.5) 0.679
19 − 0.2 (− 0.5, 0.1) 0.196 − 0.2 (− 0.5, 0.1) 0.204 − 0.0 (− 0.5, 0.4) 0.968
Wrap up time on call (min) 1 0.0 (− 0.8, 0.8) 0.942 0.2 (− 0.6, 1.0) 0.574 0.2 (− 0.9, 1.3) 0.732
4 0.6 (− 0.2, 1.4) 0.148 0.7 (− 0.1, 1.5) 0.091 0.1 (− 1.0, 1.3) 0.826
19 0.7 (− 0.1, 1.5) 0.101 − 0.1 (− 0.9, 0.7) 0.801 − 0.8 (− 1.9, 0.4) 0.189
Average handling time (min) 1 0.1 (− 1.3, 1.4) 0.938 − 0.3 (− 1.7, 1.0) 0.622 − 0.4 (− 2.3, 1.5) 0.688
4 0.6 (− 0.8, 1.9) 0.426 0.4 (− 1.0, 1.8) 0.619 − 0.2 (− 2.1, 1.8) 0.846
19 0.4 (− 1.0, 1.7) 0.578 0.0 (− 1.4, 1.4) 0.986 − 0.4 (− 2.3, 1.6) 0.712
Attendance (days) 1 0.2 (− 0.6, 1.1) 0.585 0.3 (− 0.4, 1.1) 0.407 0.1 (− 1.0, 1.2) 0.889
4 0.5 (− 0.3, 1.3) 0.241 0.4 (− 0.3, 1.2) 0.272 − 0.1 (− 1.2, 1.0) 0.890
19 0.5 (− 0.3, 1.3) 0.241 0.6 (− 0.2, 1.3) 0.167 0.0 (− 1.1, 1.2) 0.938
Sick leave (days) 1 − 0.2 (− 0.9, 0.6) 0.654 0.2 (− 0.4, 0.9) 0.499 0.4 (− 0.6, 1.4) 0.436
4 − 0.4 (− 1.2, 0.3) 0.247 − 0.1 (− 0.8, 0.5) 0.666 0.3 (− 0.7, 1.3) 0.558
19 − 0.7 (− 1.5, 0.0) 0.064 − 0.2 (− 0.9, 0.5) 0.535 0.5 (− 0.5, 1.5) 0.334
Customer rating (%) 1 − 25 (− 54, 4) 0.098 − 9 (− 40, 22) 0.571 16 (− 27, 58) 0.470
4 − 21 (− 50, 7) 0.152 12 (− 21, 44) 0.480 33 (− 10, 76) 0.140
19 − 10 (− 40, 19) 0.492 4 (− 29, 36) 0.833 14 (− 30, 58) 0.538

Bold values denote p < 0.05