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Table 3 Primary outcomes in intervention and control groups: mean (standard deviation) or count (percentage) within group and adjusted differences between groups at 6 and 12 months

From: The effectiveness of physical activity monitoring and distance counseling in an occupational setting – Results from a randomized controlled trial (CoAct)

 

Baseline

6 months

12 months

Adjusted difference (95% CI)

 

Control

Intervention

Control

Intervention

Control

Intervention

6 months

12 months

n

257

264

257

264

257

264

  

Physical activity

2,258

2,083

2,440

1,995

2,338

2,047

−365

−207

(IPAQ, MET min/week)

(1,484)

(1,439)

(1,966)

(1,673)

(1,762)

(1,650)

(−733 to 3)

(−531 to 116)

Work productivity

80

81

83

85

81

81

1.3

−1.1

(QQ index, range 0–100)

(22)

(20)

(20)

(18)

(20)

(20)

(−2.0 to 4.7)

(−4.9 to 2.8)

Sickness absence

        

None (%)

30

25

  

24

28

  

Mean (days)

7.4

6.5

  

9.7

6.9

 

0.0 (−1.2 to 0.9)

Upper quartile (days)

8

8

  

10

8

  

Maximum (days)

200

88

  

219

87

  
  1. Negative differences favor control group.