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. 2018 May 31;15:47. doi: 10.1186/s12966-018-0681-5

Table 1.

Characteristics of the worksites and employees at baseline (Nj = 23, Ni = 556)

Worksite-level variables (Nj = 23) N (%) Min–Max Mean (SD) Missing (%)
Worksite size 0 (0.0)
 10–49 12 (52.2)
 50–99 6 (26.1)
 100–299 3 (13.0)
 ≥300 2 (8.7)
Worksite location 0 (0.0)
 Urban 14 (60.9)
 Local/suburban 9 (39.1)
Workplace environment 0 (0.0)
 Parking/Bike 0.00–3.00 1.28 (1.0)
 Signs/Bulletin boards/Advertisements 0.00–4.00 1.15 (1.2)
 Stairs/Elevator 0.00–2.00 0.74 (0.6)
 Physical activity/Fitness facilities 0.00–7.00 0.74 (1.7)
 Work rules 3.00–6.00 5.04 (0.8)
 Written policies 0.00–6.00 0.26 (1.3)
 Health promotion programs 0.00–6.00 1.43 (1.9)
Employee-level variables Total (Ni = 556) Follow-up completer (Ni = 454) Drop-out (Ni = 102) p for difference
N (%)
Mean (SD) [Min–Max]
Missing (%) N (%)
Mean (SD) [Min–Max]
Missing (%) N (%)
Mean (SD) [Min–Max]
Missing (%)
Demographic variables
 Gender 4 (0.7) 2 (0.4) 2 (2.0) 0.091
  Male 263 (47.6) 223 (49.3) 40 (40.0)
  Female 289 (52.4) 229 (50.7) 60 (60.0)
 Age M=43.56 (11.1) [19–84] 12 (2.2) M=44.27 (11.1) [19–84] 6 (1.3) M=40.21 (10.2) [21–65] 6 (5.9) 0.001
 Employment Status 3 (0.5) 0 (0.0) 3 (2.9) 0.980
  Regular 386 (69.8) 317 (69.8) 69 (69.7)
  Non-regular (Part-time, contract, dispatched) 167 (30.2) 137 (30.2) 30 (30.3)
 Occupational status 6 (1.1) 3 (0.7) 3 (2.9) 0.926
  Clerical 288 (52.4) 236 (52.3) 52 (52.5)
  Managerial 112 (20.4) 94 (20.8) 18 (18.2)
  Technical and professional 73 (13.1) 59 (13.1) 14 (14.1)
  Others 77 (14.0) 62 (13.7) 15 (15.2)
 Working hours per week 8 (1.4) 3 (0.7) 5 (4.9) 0.850
  ≤40 hours 208 (38.0) 172 (38.1) 36 (37.1)
  ≥41 hours 340 (62.0) 279 (61.9) 61 (62.9)
Job stressors
 Job strain (job demands by job control) M=0.48 (0.1) [0.20–1.00] 19 (3.4) M=0.48 (0.1) [0.20–1.00] 15 (3.3) M=0.48 (0.1) [0.20–1.00] 4 (3.9) 0.849
Psychological determinants
 Self-regulation for physical activity M=24.66 (10.1) [12–57] 9 (1.6) M=24.56 (10.1) [12–57] 4 (0.9) M=25.09 (9.9) [12–50, 53, 54] 5 (4.9) 0.640
 Self-efficacy for physical activity M=11.45 (3.6) [4–20] 4 (0.7) M=11.46 (3.6) [4-20] 3 (0.7) M=11.44 (3.8) [4–20] 1 (1.0) 0.954
Physical activity (METs-hours/week)
 Occupational M=3.21 (18.7) [0–304] 5 (0.9) M=3.42 (19.8) [0–304] 4 (0.9) M=2.31 (12.7) [0–124] 1 (1.0) 0.590
 Transport-related M=10.98 (16.5) [0–144] 6 (1.1) M=10.72 (16.1) [0–144] 5 (1.1) M=12.12 (18.4) [0–140] 1 (1.0) 0.442
 Leisure-time M=7.89 (14.6) [0–124] 5 (0.9) M=8.17 (14.3) [0–124] 4 (0.9) M=6.64 (15.8) [0–124] 1 (1.0) 0.344

Nj the number of worksites, Ni the number of employees.