Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of worksites.
| Worksite | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site/team attributes | |||||||||||||||
| Site size* | M | S | M | L | L | L | M | L | M | M | L | M | S | M | |
| Number in team (s)** | 14 | 30 | 21 | 50 | 180* | 150* | 25 | 60 | 22 | 74 | 166* | 48 | 22 | 18 | |
| n (enrolled) | 12 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 38 | 17 | 7 | 24 | 11 | 35 | 18 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 231 |
| Predominately phone-based? | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Mixed | Mixed | Yes | Mixed | No | |
| Individual attributes | |||||||||||||||
| n (complete demographics) | 12 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 36 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 11 | 35 | 18 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 226 |
| Socio-demographic | |||||||||||||||
| Female | 10 (83) | 3 (60) | 7 (54) | 3 | 26 (72) | 14 (82) | 6 (86) | 16 (73) | 8 (73) | 19 (54) | 11 (61) | 17 (68) | 8 (89) | 7 (88) | 155 (69) |
| Age | 49.3 ± 7.9 | 49.3 ± 7.7 | 48.0 ± 8.2 | 42.5 ± 13.3 | 48.3 ± 9.3 | 43.1 ± 9.6 | 44.0 ± 8.6 | 41.6 ± 9.5 | 51.8 ± 8.1 | 45.9 ± 9.0 | 40.9 ± 8.2 | 44.6 ± 9.3 | 44.0 ± 9.7 | 46.6 ± 10.5 | 45.5 ± 9.4 |
| Marital status | |||||||||||||||
| Married/de facto | 6 (50) | 4 (80) | 11 (85) | 4 (50) | 26 (72) | 10 (59) | 6 (86) | 14 (64) | 7 (64) | 22 (63) | 11 (61) | 16 (64) | 6 (67) | 5 (63) | 148 (65) |
| Ethnicity | |||||||||||||||
| Caucasian | 9 (75) | 3 (60) | 10 (77) | 8 (100) | 23 (64) | 17 (100) | 6 (86) | 20 (91) | 9 (82) | 30 (86) | 16 (89) | 18 (72) | 6 (67) | 5 (63) | 180 (80) |
| Education | |||||||||||||||
| High school or less | 5 (42) | 2 (40) | 4 | 0 (0) | 18 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 14 (40) | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 75 |
| Trade/vocational | 3 | 0 (0) | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 (59) | 4 (57) | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 (0) | 63 |
| University level | 4 | 3 (60) | 4 | 6 (75) | 11 | 3) | 1 | 10 (45) | 6 (55) | 16 (46) | 5 | 11 (44) | 3 | 5 (63) | 88 |
| Health-related | |||||||||||||||
| BMI (kg/m2) | |||||||||||||||
| Healthy (< 25 kg/m2) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 0 (0) | 11 (50) | 4 | 11) | 3 | 6) | 4 (44) | 2 | 67 |
| Overweight (25 − < 30 kg/m2) | 2 | 3 (60) | 7 (54) | 3 | 13) | 5 | 4 (57) | 8 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 10 (40) | 2 | 2 | 80 |
| Obese (≥ 30 kg/m2) | 6 (50) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 7 (41) | 3 (43) | 3 | 5 (45) | 11 | 9 (50) | 9 | 3 | 4 (50) | 79 |
| Smokes at work | 1 | 1 | 0 (0) | 1 | 7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 (0) | 2 | 31 |
| Non-work MVPA (average min/day)*** | 17 ± 12 | 25 ± 21 | 25 ± 21 | 41 ± 18 | 17 ± 12 | 36 ± 18 | 20 ± 17 | 28 ± 20 | 18 ± 14 | 22 ± 17 | 21 ± 14 | 19 ± 15 | 22 ± 22 | 13 ± 8 | 23 ± 17 |
| Work-related | |||||||||||||||
| 1.0 FTE | 11 (92) | 3 (60) | 7 (54) | 8 (100) | 29 (81) | 11 (65) | 6 (86) | 17 (77) | 9 (82) | 28 (80) | 15 (83) | 22 (88) | 7 (78) | 6 (75) | 179 (79) |
| Occupational category | |||||||||||||||
| Managers | 1 | 2 (40) | 0 (0) | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 (0) | 3 | 0 (0) | 1 | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 16 |
| Professional/Assoc. Professional | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 5 (63) | 4 | 1 | 0 (0) | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 31 |
| Clerical, sales & services | 10 (83) | 3 (60) | 13 (100) | 1 | 27 (75) | 15 (88) | 7 (100) | 13 (59) | 10 (91) | 29 (83) | 16 (89) | 20 (80) | 8 (89) | 7 (88) | 179 (79) |
| Tenure at workplace | |||||||||||||||
| 3 years | 2 | 0 (0) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 (0) | 28 |
| 3–5 years | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 5 | 3 | 1) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 29 |
| > 5 years | 10 (83) | 5 (100) | 11 (85) | 6 (75) | 29 (81) | 13 (76) | 5 (71) | 17 (77) | 10 (91) | 22 (63) | 10 (56) | 17 (68) | 7 (78) | 7 (88) | 169 (75) |
Notes: Descriptive characteristics are reported as n (%) for categorical variables and mean ± standard deviation for continuous variables. * Site size: S (Small) - < 50; M (Medium) – 50–150; L (Large): > 150, ** Team numbers are approximate; *** n = 223. Data were collected in Victoria, Australia in 2012–13.