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Table 1 Baseline participant’ characteristics

From: Installation of a stationary high desk in the workplace: effect of a 6-week intervention on physical activity

 

Mean ± SD

 

Group A

Group B

N (female)

16

16

Mean age

44.4 ± 6.9

44.0 ± 10.2

Anthropometric

  

  Height (cm)

169.1 ± 7.0

167.4 ± 8.8

  Weight (kg)

66.2 ± 9.6

67.1 ± 14.2

  Waist (cm)

82.8 ± 6.3

84.2 ± 9.3

  BMI (kg/m2)

23.1 ± 2.5

23.8 ± 3.6

Daily physical activity

  

  N

16

16

  Step counts (counts/day)

9708 ± 1921

9115 ± 2162

  Total PA (METs • h/day)

10.3 ± 1.4

10.1 ± 3.7

  Time spent of total PA (min/day)

551.2 ± 78.6

513.4 ± 143.8

  MVPA (METs • h/day)

3.9 ± 1.6

3.4 ± 1.4

  Time spent of MVPA (min/day)

60.1 ± 20.7

53.9 ± 16.8

  Time spent of light PA (min/day)

491.1 ± 80.9

459.5 ± 135.3

  Time spent of moderate PA (min/day)

57.0 ± 19.0

52.2 ± 15.1

  Time spent of vigorous PA (min/day)

3.1 ± 8.4

1.8 ± 4.2

  Wearing time (min/day)

962.5 ± 81.0

907.6 ± 89.8

  1. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation. Total PA, total amount of physical activity; MVPA, moderate to vigorous physical activity; METs, metabolic equivalents.