Table 2.
Sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics of participants at baseline.
| Variable | Intervention (n=118) | Control (n=116) | P value | ||||
| Behavioral characteristics | |||||||
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Number of daily steps, mean (SD) | 10,138 (4643.5) | 10,403 (4191.6) | .22 | |||
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Meeting physical activity guidelines (days per week)a, mean (SD) | 5.1 (2.0) | 5.4 (1.0) | .20 | |||
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Hour sitting per weekb, mean (SD) | 30.1 (9.5) | 29.2 (10.2) | .45 | |||
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Breaks per hourb, mean (SD) | 1.8 (1.2) | 1.9 (1.3) | .49 | |||
| Demographic characteristics | |||||||
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Age (years), mean (SD) | 47.5 (9.6) | 45.9 (10.2) | .25 | |||
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Gender (female), n (%) | 63 (55.3) | 83 (72.8) | .02 c | |||
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Weight (kg), mean (SD) | 82 (17.8) | 75.7 (13.9) | .003 | |||
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BMId, mean (SD) | 26.9 (5.0) | 25.6 (4.5) | .04 | |||
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Nationality (Dutch), n (%) | 101 (89.4) | 104 (92.0) | .57 | |||
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Parental nationality (Dutch), n (%) | 88 (77.9) | 89 (78.1) | .63 | |||
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Education (higher education), n (%) | 78 (69.6) | 99 (86.1) | .005 | |||
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Work position (highly skilled)e, n (%) | 105 (97.2) | 110 (96.5) | .99 | |||
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Number of weekly working days, mean (SD) | 4.4 (0.6) | 4.3 (0.5) | .16 | |||
aMeeting daily physical activity guidelines was defined as self-reported engagement in at least 30 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per day.
bThe number of hours sitting per week and the number of sitting breaks per hour refer specifically to sedentary behavior during work time.
cItalics indicates statistical significance (P<.05).
dCalculated from self-reported height and weight.
eNonmanual labor occupations, such as managers and administrative positions, were coded as highly skilled.