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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the participants, mean and standard deviation (SD)

From: Long-term health outcomes and cost-effectiveness of a computer-tailored physical activity intervention among people aged over fifty: modelling the results of a randomized controlled trial

 

Control group (n = 411)

Printed basic (n = 439)

Printed environ. (n = 435)

Web-based basic (n = 423)

Web-based environ. (n = 432)

P

Mean age (years) (±SD)

64.2 (±9.5)

63.1 (±8.7)

64.0 (±9.4)

61.8 (±7.1)

60.8 (±7.5)

.00

Gender (% men)

49.9

45.9

45.3

52.3

51.3

.22

Education (% low)

50.3

43.5

47.3

46.1

47.8

.40

Paid job (%)

42.8

40.1

43.9

36.8

40.2

.27

MET-hours PA/week (±SD)

45.4 (±40.0)

41.6 (±37.7)

41.5 (±32.1)

42.9 (±38.9)

43.0 (±40.7)

.58

  1. Note: bold numbers reflect a significant difference between the intervention conditions of p<.05.