From: Efficacy of a workplace osteoporosis prevention intervention: a cluster randomized trial
Characteristics and measures | Intervention (n = 287) | Control (n = 298) | p-value |
---|---|---|---|
Age (mean, SD) | 37 (±6.73) | 37 (±7.41) | 0.972* |
Marital statusa | n = 280 | n = 280 | 0.859** |
 Married | 181 | 183 | |
 Single/Divorced/Widowed | 99 | 97 | |
Personal Incomeb | n = 272 | n = 276 | 0.001** |
 <$3000 | 129 | 176 | |
 $3000–$4999 | 97 | 71 | |
 >$5000 | 46 | 29 | |
Household incomec | n = 247 | n = 256 | 0.083** |
 <$3000 | 27 | 38 | |
 $3000–$4999 | 61 | 82 | |
 $5000–9999 | 119 | 104 | |
 >$10,000 | 40 | 82 | |
Educationd | n = 280 | n = 279 | 0.004** |
 Below tertiary | 100 | 135 | |
 Above tertiary | 145 | 124 | |
 Post-graduate | 35 | 20 | |
Religione | n = 274 | n = 273 | <0.005** |
 No religion | 70 | 55 | |
 Christianity | 98 | 64 | |
 Buddhism | 66 | 80 | |
 Islam | 16 | 42 | |
 Others | 24 | 32 | |
Family history of osteoporosisf | n = 277 | n = 279 | 0.825** |
 Yes | 20 | 21 | |
 No | 236 | 233 | |
 Don’t know | 21 | 25 | |
Average calcium intake (milligrams per day) | 454.8 (±178.04) | 462.1 (±202.2) | 0.160* |
Average duration of load-bearing MVPAh (minutes per week) | 59.2 (±94.4) | 54.5 (±78.7) | 0.194* |
Participants meeting RDAi (%) | 5.47 (15 out of 274) | 6.72 (17 out of 253) | 0.550** |
Load-bearing MVPA status | n = 272 | n = 280 | 0.776** |
 0 minutes | 102 (35.5 %) | 98 (32.9 %) | |
 Up to 30 min | 42 (14.6 %) | 46 (15.4 %) | |
 30–60 min | 30 (10.5 %) | 38 (12.8 %) | |
 60 min or more | 98 (34.1 %) | 98 (32.9 %) | |
 Missing | 15 (5.2 %) | 18 (6 %) |