Table 2.
Characteristics of survey completers (Phase I) who were eligible for the main trial (n = 187).
| Sex | |
| Men | 39% |
| Women | 61% |
| Age in years (Mean (sd)) | 43.4 (11.2) |
|
BMI in kg/m2 >25 (healthy) 25–30 (overweight) >30 (obese) Mean (sd) |
46% 28% 26% 26.7 (6.82) |
| Occupational role | |
| Executive, administrator, or senior manager | 15% |
| Professional | 41% |
| Technical support | 2% |
| Sales | 0% |
| Clerical and administrative support | 41% |
| Service occupation | 1% |
| % FTE | |
| Full time | 86% |
| Part time | 14% |
| Number of working hours/week (Mean (sd) | 36.8 (5.47) |
| Number of hours spent at desk/day (Mean (sd)) | 7 (1.65) |
| Education | |
| Less than A Levels (no formal educational qualifications or O Levels/GCSEs or equivalent) A Levels or equivalent |
12.5% 12.5% |
| Vocational education | 11% |
| Completed undergraduate degree | 24% |
| Completed post-graduate degree | 31% |
| Other | 9% |
| Annual income | |
| Under £15,000 | 3% |
| £15–25,000 | 33% |
| £25–35,000 | 25% |
| £35–£50,000 | 22% |
| £50–£70,000 | 5% |
| Above £70,000 | 3% |
| Prefer not to say | 9% |