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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2021 Jul 1;53(7):1434–1445. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000002594

Table 5.

Summary of mean daily step counts and the number of waking physical behavior bouts for the total day and at the workplace by randomization group*timepoint, adjusted for age

Group Timepoint N Mean Daily
Step Counts
(Steps ± SD)
Mean Daily Sedentary Bouts
(N ± SD)
Mean Daily Standing Bouts
(N ± SD)
Mean Daily Stepping Bouts
(N ± SD)
Total
Time
At-Work Total Time At-Work Total Time At-Work Total Time At-Work
Control Baseline 21 6522 ± 4000 3182 ± 2798 44.28 ± 15.63 30.23 ± 16.99 99.39 ± 31.97 63.88 ± 35.04 54.82 ± 19.03 35.13 ± 19.65
Sit-to stand desk 23 6476 ± 3745 3270 ± 2494 41.17 ± 15.21 24.02 ± 13.08 96.51 ± 31.43 54.05 ± 24.62 54.29 ± 18.65 29.82 ± 13.56
Treadmill desk 22 6725 ± 4129 2683 ± 2526 36.25 ± 15.53 21.31 ± 13.41 89.96 ± 32.75 44.63 ± 25.51 52.94 ± 19.75 23.76 ± 13.96
Control Month-3 15 6691 ± 3764 3277 ± 2869 43.06 ± 15.06 26.04 ± 14.73 96.91 ± 30.53 57.63 ± 28.54 55.56 ± 17.88 30.26 ± 16.78
Sit-to-stand desk 21 8287 ± 4002 3692 ± 2507 42.35 ± 15.62 26.68 ± 14.07 106.49 ± 31.83 64.01 ± 27.12 62.51 ± 18.95 37.58 ± 15.54
Treadmill desk 22 9057 ± 4810 6331 ± 4725 32.43 ± 18.29 18.59 ± 15.86 84.74 ± 37.75 45.97 ± 32.40 51.14 ± 21.76 26.96 ± 17.06
Control Month-6 14 8010 ± 4940 4822 ± 6602 48.59 ± 16.36 32.18 ± 13.97 103.26 ± 29.35 63.85 ± 33.33 55.47 ± 20.33 31.74 ± 19.70
Sit-to-stand desk 20 8866 ± 3958 4188 ± 3026 48.75 ± 17.08 28.13 ± 16.72 114.06 ± 34.80 65.06 ± 28.38 64.39 ± 19.93 35.15 ± 14.95
Treadmill desk 19 8812 ± 4829 6124 ± 4819 37.76 ± 19.97 19.09 ± 17.75 103.62 ± 41.73 47.17 ± 36.73 62.38 ± 28.34 29.37 ± 18.28
Control Month-12 18 6613 ± 3782 3936 ± 3121 47.27 ± 15.64 29.18 ± 15.56 103.75 ± 32.01 59.06 ± 29.41 57.79 ± 18.48 29.49 ± 15.36
Sit-to-stand desk 20 8063 ± 4038 3323 ± 2539 50.56 ± 17.52 30.40 ± 14.39 119.06 ± 36.17 67.83 ± 28.84 66.94 ± 21.01 35.38 ± 14.98
Treadmill desk 20 7794 ± 4244 5336 ± 3492 31.50 ± 16.26 14.18 ± 13.48 84.60 ± 33.83 38.20 ± 25.64 51.40 ± 20.63 26.19 ± 15.34