Association between time preference, present-bias and physical activity: implications for designing behavior change interventions

Table 1 Sample characteristics (N = 176)

Characteristics	Grouping criteria	N (%)	Control Group	Intervention Group	Tests of differences	p-value
Gender	Male	73 (41.4%)	38	35	Chi² (1) = 1.83	0.18
Gender	Female	103 (58.5%)	73	60	Chi² (1) = 1.83	0.18
Age	Mean	42.2	40.5	43.6	t(174, 2) = − 2.12	0.04
Staff grade	If staff grade = G5+,G6,G7,DP,SO (higher staff grade)	90 (51.1%)	33	57	Chi² (1) = 6.49	0.01
Staff grade	If staff grade = EOI,EOII,AO,AA	86 (48.9%)	48	38	Chi² (1) = 6.49	0.01
Smoker	Current smoker	29 (16.5%)	19	10	Chi² (1) = 5.31	0.02
Smoker	Current non-smoker	147 (83.5%)	62	85	Chi² (1) = 5.31	0.02
Marital Status	Single	135 (76.7%)	19	22	Chi² (1) = 0.00	0.96
Marital Status	Couple	41 (23.3%)	62	73	Chi² (1) = 0.00	0.96
Child	Has child/children	58 (33%)	30	28	Chi² (1) = 1.13	0.29
Child	No child/children	118 (67%)	51	67	Chi² (1) = 1.13	0.29

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