Table 4.
The number and duration of sitting, standing and stepping bouts during work hours at the start (PRE) and during week 8 of the Control and Intervention trials (mean ± SD).
| Control | Within-Group Differences | Intervention | Within-Group Differences | Between-Group Differences | Cohen’s d | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRE | Week 8 | PRE | Week 8 | |||||
| Sitting Bouts | ||||||||
| 0–30 min (n/8 h workday) | 22.4 ± 9.3 | 21.4 ± 6.3 | −1.0 ± 5.3 | 23.5 ± 9.5 | 21.3 ± 6.0 | −2.2 ± 7.3 | −1.2 ± 6.5 | 0.20 |
| 30–60 min (n/8 h workday) | 2.6 ± 1.2 | 2.7 ± 1.1 | 0.1 ± 1.3 | 2.2 ± 1.1 | 2.8 ± 1.4 | 0.6 ± 1.9 | 0.5 ± 2.4 | 0.32 |
| 60+ min (n/8 h workday) | 0.8 ± 0.9 | 0.9 ± 0.8 | 0.1 ± 0.8 | 1.0 ± 0.9 | 0.8 ± 0.6 | −0.2 ± 0.8 | −0.3 ± 1.0 | 0.39 |
| Total Time 0–30 min (hrs/8 h workday) |
2.5 ± 0.7 | 2.7 ± 0.8 | 0.2 ± 0.6 | 2.8 ± 1.0 | 2.6 ± 0.7 | −0.2 ± 0.8 | −0.4 ± 0.8 | 0.59 |
| Total Time 30–60 min (hrs/8 h workday) |
1.8 ± 0.8 | 1.9 ± 0.8 | 0.1 ± 1.0 | 1.6 ± 0.8 | 1.9 ± 0.9 | 0.3 ± 1.2 | 0.2 ± 1.6 | 0.19 |
| Total Time 60+ min (hrs/8 h workday) |
1.1 ± 1.3 | 1.2 ± 1.0 | 0.1 ± 1.1 | 1.3 ± 1.3 | 1.0 ± 0.8 | −0.3 ± 1.2 | −0.4 ± 1.5 | 0.18 |
| Standing Bouts | ||||||||
| 0–30 min (n/8 h workday) | 148.3 ± 54.8 | 139.9 ± 58.3 | −8.4 ± 31.9 | 138.3 ± 58.2 | 152.8 ± 64.2 | 14.5 ± 24.1 | 22.9 ± 50.8 | 0.84 |
| 30+ min (n/8 h workday) | 0.2 ± 0.5 | 0.0 ± 0.1 | −0.2 ± 0.4 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.1 ± 0.2 | 0.1 ± 0.2 | 0.3 ± 0.6 | 0.99 |
| Total Time 0–30 min (hrs/8 h workday) |
1.7 ± 0.8 | 1.4 ± 0.6 | −0.3 ± 0.5 | 1.5 ± 0.7 | 1.5 ± 0.6 | 0.0 ± 0.7 | 0.3 ± 0.9 | 0.51 |
| Total Time 30+ min (hrs/8 h workday) |
0.2 ± 0.4 | 0.0 ± 0.1 | −0.2 ± 0.3 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.1 ± 0.1 | 0.1 ± 0.1 | 0.3 ± 0.4 | 1.40 |
| Stepping Bouts | ||||||||
| 0–30 min (n/8 h workday) | 172.0 ± 67.6 | 157.1 ± 71.0 | −14.8 ± 40.8 | 161.6 ± 71.9 | 185.6 ± 94.7 | 24.0 ± 33.3 | 38.8 ± 51.2 | 1.08 |
| MVPA 0–10 min (n/8 h workday) |
195.1 ± 70.1 | 181.2 ± 82.6 | −13.9 ± 46.6 | 181.4 ± 77.6 | 209.8 ± 103.2 | 28.4 ± 29.4 | 42.3 ± 49.5 | 1.13 |
| MVPA 10+ min (n/8 h workday) |
0.1 ± 0.1 | 0.1 ± 0.2 | 0.0 ± 0.1 | 0.1 ± 0.3 | 0.0 ± 0.1 | −0.1 ± 0.3 | −0.1 ± 0.4 | 0.47 |
| Total Time 0–30 min (hrs/8 h workday) |
0.2 ± 0.1 | 0.2 ± 0.1 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.2 ± 0.1 | 0.2 ± 0.1 | 0.0 ± 0.1 | 0.0 ± 0.1 | 0.00 |
| Total Time MVPA 0–10 min (hrs/8 h workday) | 0.6 ± 0.2 | 0.7 ± 0.3 | 0.1 ± 0.2 | 0.7 ± 0.2 | 0.7 ± 0.3 | 0.0 ± 0.3 | −0.1 ± 0.3 | 0.41 |
| Total Time MVPA 10+ min (hrs/8 h workday) | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.0 ± 0.1 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.0 ± 0.1 | 0.0 ± 0.1 | 0.00 |
MVPA—moderate-to-vigorous physical activity.