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. 2021 Nov 4;18(21):11604. doi: 10.3390/ijerph182111604

Table 2.

The physical activity-, health-, and work-related outcomes at pre-intervention and post-intervention in the intervention and control groups.

Intervention Group Control Group Group × Time
Interaction
Pre-Intervention
n = 37
Post-Intervention
n = 36
Effect Size
(95% CI)
p-Value Pre-Intervention
n = 38
Post-Intervention
n = 38
Effect Size
(95% CI)
p-Value p-Value
Physical activity-related outcomes
Sitting time, min/work time 259.9 ± 29.5 239.2 ± 42.2 −0.53 (−0.19, −0.88) 0.002 266.6 ± 47.1 262.4 ± 58.8 −0.08 (−0.24, 0.41) 0.615 0.152
Sitting time of ratio a, work time 59.2 ± 13.2 52.8 ± 10.4 −0.49 (−0.15, −0.88) 0.005 61.0 ± 9.2 60.9 ± 13.1 −0.01 (−3.78, 3.98) 0.960 0.044
Wear time, min/work time 458.8 ± 89.8 461.9 ± 83.1 0.04 (−0.36, 0.28) 0.806 440.1 ± 58.5 436.8 ± 70.9 −0.47 (−0.27, 0.36) 0.775 0.978
Steps, steps/work time 4566 ± 1842 4660 ± 1674 0.04 (−0.36, 0.28) 0.780 3957 ± 1678 3590 ± 2091 0.20 (−1.85, 0.53) 0.228 0.281
LPA b, min/work time 164.2 ± 71.3 179.3 ± 71.3 0.25 (−0.58, 0.08) 0.134 138.3 ± 44.1 140.5 ± 68.2 0.04 (−0.36, 0.28) 0.817 0.420
MVPA c, min/work time 42.5 ± 16.8 44.1 ± 16.3 0.09 (−0.42, 0.23) 0.574 37.8 ± 14.1 35.2 ± 18.1 −0.15 (−0.18, 0.47) 0.375 0.269
Health-related outcomes
BMI, kg/m2 25.2 ± 4.2 25.3 ± 4.1 0.31 (−0.62, 0.03) 0.088 23.3 ± 3.0 23.2 ± 2.9 −0.04 (−0.36, 0.28) 0.807 0.397
Body fat mass % 27.1 ± 6.4 27.9 ± 6.0 0.29 (−0.62, 0.04) 0.084 24.5 ± 7.0 26.1 ± 7.3 0.76 (0.28, 1.11) 0.002 0.840
Self-rated health 2.32 ± 1.00 3.05 ± 0.94 0.55 (0.89, 0.20) 0.002 2.78 ± 0.78 2.92 ± 0.22 0.18 (−0.49, 0.14) 0.281 0.034
Pain neck–shoulders 2.73 ± 0.92 2.14 ± 0.82 −0.58 (−0.23, −0.93) 0.001 2.51 ± 1.04 2.43 ± 1.12 −0.10 (−0.22, 0.42) 0.556 0.018
Pain back 2.14 ± 0.91 2.11 ± 0.93 −0.04 (−0.29, 0.36) 0.822 2.05 ± 0.94 2.19 ± 1.05 0.14 (−0.46, 0.18) 0.391 0.474
Work-related outcomes
Vigor d 2.51 ± 1.37 3.32 ± 1.26 0.69 (1.05, 0.33) <0.001 2.73 ± 1.66 2.84 ± 1.55 0.09 (−0.41, 0.26) 0.562 0.010
Dedication e 2.84 ± 1.21 3.16 ± 1.26 0.29 (−0.68, 0.03) 0.076 3.14 ± 1.68 3.19 ± 1.56 0.03 (−0.35, 0.28) 0.834 0.338
Absorption f 3.24 ± 1.32 3.46 ± 1.28 0.19 (−0.51, 0.13) 0.254 3.46 ± 1.52 3.32 ± 1.56 −0.10 (−0.29, 0.42) 0.536 0.254
Most workers assessment g 5.27 ± 1.73 5.57 ± 1.57 0.17 (−0.49, 0.16) 0.316 6.16 ± 1.59 5.84 ± 1.89 −0.16(−0.16, 0.48) 0.320 0.187
Self assessment, past 4 weeks h 5.32 ± 1.84 6.14 ± 1.60 0.34 (0.07, 0.62) 0.017 5.76 ± 1.65 5.49 ± 1.69 −0.45 (−0.27, 0.36) 0.547 0.034

Note: a Ratio sitting time for wear time (total working time); b light physical activity; c moderate-to-vigorous physical activity; d work-engagement vigor; e work-engagement dedication; f work-engagement absorption; g work-performance assessment of most workers; h work performance (self-rated job performance) over the past four weeks.