Table 2.
Participant demographics
| C (n = 16) | MA (n = 20) | MA + SSWD (n = 20) | Total (n = 56) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 37.9 ± 10.6 | 36.7 ± 10.2 | 33.6 ± 8.9 | 35.9 ± 9.9 | |
| Sex (F/M) | 9 / 7 | 4 / 16 | 9 / 11 | 22 / 34 | |
| Height (m)a | 1.67 ± 0.10 | 1.75 ± 0.08 | 1.74 ± 0.10 | 1.73 ± 0.10 | |
| Weight (kg) | 84.0 ± 15.3 | 82.5 ± 13.1 | 78.6 ± 16.6 | 81.5 ± 15.0 | |
| BMI (kg/m2)a | 30.2 ± 6.4 | 27.0 ± 3.7 | 25.8 ± 4.1 | 27.4 ± 4.9 | |
| Hours worked per week | 38.22 ± 1.3 | 39.5 ± 3.5 | 39.9 ± 3.7 | 39.3 ± 3.2 | |
| Education (n) | Level 7 (e.g. Master’s Degree) | 9 | 5 | 7 | 21 |
| Level 6 (e.g. Bachelor’s Degree) | 6 | 10 | 11 | 27 | |
| Level 5 (e.g. HND, DipHE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Level 4 (e.g Diploma, CertHE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Level 3 (e.g. A level, AS level) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
| Level 2 (e.g. GCSE, NVQ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Occupation category (n)a | Executive | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| Professional | 7 | 8 | 14 | 29 | |
| Technical support | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | |
| Sales | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Clerical | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Yearly income (n) | £60,000+ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| £40,000-59,999 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | |
| £20,000-39,999 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 35 | |
| £0–19,999 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
C control group, MA mobile app group, MA + SSWD mobile app plus sit-stand work desk group, HND Higher National Diploma, DipHE Diploma of Higher Education, CertHE Certificate of Higher Education, A Level Advanced Level, AS Level Advanced Subsidiary Level, GCSE General Certificate of Secondary Education, NVQ National Vocational Qualification
a There were no height or BMI measures for 2 control participants. One control participant did not provide an occupational category