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. 2016 Jan 14;66(5):408–411. doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqv213

Table 1.

Means, standard deviations (SDs) and change statistics of workability, indoor environment quality, musculoskeletal issues, physical activity and sedentary behaviour at baseline and post-test

Baseline, mean (SD) Post-test, mean (SD) t
Workability
Motivating 5.4 (2.2) 6.6 (1.5) 2.06*
Looking forward to going to work 6.2 (2.1) 6.1 (1.5) −0.19
How often do you work at home (days/week)? 1.3 (0.6) 1.4 (0.7) 0.47
Do you prefer to work at home? 3.0 (1.3) 3.1 (1.1) 0.28
Focus at work 7.0 (1.5) 6.7 (1.9) −0.56
Efficiency at work 6.8 (1.5) 6.2 (1.9) −1.28
Quality of work 7.7 (1.2) 7.4 (1.1) −1.00
Amount of work 7.6 (1.4) 7.0 (1.8) −1.54
Indoor environment quality
 Noise level satisfaction 3.9 (1.1) 3.2 (1.0) 2.19*
 Air quality satisfaction 3.0 (1.2) 3.8 (0.7) 2.59**
 Light satisfaction 3.5 (1.4) 4.2 (0.9) 1.78*
 Space satisfaction 4.3 (0.9) 3.6 (1.2) 2.44**
Temperature satisfaction 2.9 (1.3) 2.8 (1.3) −0.29
Musculoskeletal issues
Pain in neck and/or shoulders 2.5 (1.1) 2.2 (1.0) −1.18
Pain in hands and/or arms 1.8 (1.0) 1.6 (0.7) −0.82
Pain in lower back 2.5 (1.0) 1.7 (1.1) 2.53**
Pain in legs and joints 2.0 (1.0) 1.7 (1.0) −1.2
Do you feel mentally tired when leaving for work? 4.1 (1.6) 3.4 (1.5) 1.76*
Sleep per night (h) 3.6 (0.60) 3.6 (0.5) −0.53
Physical activity and sedentary behaviour
 Sitting at work (%) 83 (12) 67 (22) 2.8**
 Standing at work (%) 9 (8) 21 (19) 2.9**
Walking at work (%) 11 (7) 10 (8) −0.18
Heavy labour at work (%) 0 0
How many days 30 min MVPA in past week? 4.9 (0.4) 4.6 (0.5) −0.5
How many flights of stairs (per day)? 2.2 (0.3) 1.8 (0.2) −1.31

Significant results in bold. MVPA, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity.

*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01.