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. 2016 May 25;5(2):e73. doi: 10.2196/resprot.5438

Table 2.

Power to detect changes within groups (effectiveness) and minimum detectable differences between groups (relative effectiveness) with 5% significance, two-tailed.

Outcome MDIa Assumed values Effectiveness Relative effectiveness
SDb,c Pre-post r c Power MDDd
Primary outcomes




  Work sitting time 45 minutes 90 0.6 90% 50 minutes
  Overall sitting time 45 minutes 90 0.6 90% 50 minutes
Secondary outcomes




   Work prolonged sitting time 45 minutes 120 0.6 67% 65 minutes
   Overall prolonged sitting time 45 minutes 120 0.6 67% 65 minutes
   Work standing time 30 minutes 70 0.6 79% 35 minutes
   Overall standing time 30 minutes 70 0.6 79% 35 minutes
   Work stepping time 15 minutes 20 0.7 >99% 10 minutes
   Overall stepping time 15 minutes 30 0.7 96% 15 minutes

aminimum difference of interest.

bstandard deviation.

cassumed values based on unpublished data from the Stand Up Victoria trial

dminimum detectable difference with 80% power