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Table 2 Physical capacity and musculoskeletal pain at different body regions at baseline of the target population.

From: Diet, physical exercise and cognitive behavioral training as a combined workplace based intervention to reduce body weight and increase physical capacity in health care workers - a randomized controlled trial

  

Intervention group

(n = 54)

Reference group

(n = 44)

P-

values

Handgrip Dom side (N)

Mean (SD)

298.9 (52.9)

308.2 (56.0)

0.420

Right shoul. elevation (Nm)

Mean (SD)

73.6 (22.9)

61.4 (24.2)

0.085

Left shoul. elevation (Nm)

Mean (SD)

62.0 (22.1)

54.7 (24.4)

0.283

Back flexion (Nm)

Mean (SD)

127.2 (31.7)

133.1 (49.9)

0.613

Back extension (Nm)

Mean (SD)

117.3 (39.9)

118.4 (42.5)

0.927

VO2 Max (L/min)

Mean (SD)

2.07 (0.36)

2.13 (0.34)

0.517

Physical fitness (ml/min/kg)

Mean (SD)

25.80 (4.62)

26.72 (5.12)

0.474

Neck pain

    

Last 12 months (N = yes)

N (%)

42 (82.4)

25 (73.5)

0.282

Last 7 days (N = yes)

N (%)

23 (45.1)

12 (35.3)

0.500

Intensity last 7 days (1-10)

Mean (SD)

2.6 (2.6)

2.1 (2.4)

0.493

Shoulder pain (right)

    

Last 12 months (N = yes)

N (%)

29 (56.9)

18 (52.9)

0.699

Last 7 days (N = yes)

N (%)

18 (36.0)

8 (23.5)

0.242

Intensity last 7 days (1-10)

Mean (SD)

2.1 (2.7)

1.0 (1.6)

0.062

Upper back pain

    

Last 12 months (n = yes)

N (%)

30 (58.2)

18 (54.5)

0.372

Last 7 days (n = yes)

N (%)

15 (29.4)

9 (26.5)

0.811

Intensity last 7 days (1-10)

Mean (SD)

1.9 (2.3)

1.5 (2.5)

0.562

Lower back pain

    

Last 12 months (N = yes)

N (%)

41 (80.4)

27 (79.4)

0.139

Last 7 days (N = yes)

N (%)

24 (47.1)

15 (44.1)

0.827

Intensity last 7 days (1-10)

Mean (SD)

2.6 (2.4)

2.9 (3.1)

0.651

  1. Due to missing data, the number of responders on the different measures varies from 22-54.
  2. Where N is displayed, percentages are based on the number of responses.