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Table 5 Subgroup analyses of primary outcome

From: Evaluation of an intervention to promote walking during the commute to work: a cluster randomised controlled trial

Outcome

Intervention mean (SD) n

Control mean (SD) n

Adjusted difference in means between control and intervention within subgroup* (95% CI)

Interaction test P-value*

Baseline

Follow-up

Baseline

Follow-up

Daily minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA)

Age (<median)

55.2

(23.2)

61

56.3

(24.7)

61

63.2

(46.7)

77

60.6

(26.8)

77

−1.9 (−9.8, 6.0)

 

Age (≥median)

54.9

(26.3)

81

51.0

(22.8)

81

53.6

(27.2)

103

48.9

(27.2)

103

1.6 (−5.5,8.6)

0.496

Sex (Male)

58.1

(24.8)

57

56.4

(23.7)

57

61.8

(50.1)

71

56.0

(31.3)

71

1.5 (−6.8, 9.9)

 

Sex (Female)

53.0

(24.9)

85

51.1

(23.6)

85

55.0

(24.9)

109

52.6

(25.0)

109

−0.8 (−7.7, 6.2)

0.664

Household income (below £30,000 or missing)

52.4

(24.2)

32

54.4

(23.2)

32

54.6

(25.5)

41

53.8

(24.6)

41

2.6 (−8.3, 13.5)

 

Household income (above £30,000)

55.8

(25.2)

110

52.9

(24.0)

110

58.6

(39.8)

139

54.0

(28.5)

139

−0.4 (−6.6, 5.8)

0.628

Distance from work (2 km or less)

58.7

(26.3)

20

57.2

(25.4)

20

59.9

(22.7)

12

64.5

(34.0)

12

−6.8 (−23.2, 9.7)

 

Distance from work (more than 2 km)

54.7

(24.7)

121

52.9

(23.4)

121

57.3

(38.0)

164

53.1

(27.1)

164

0.4 (−5.5, 6.3)

0.419

  1. *Multi-level mixed effect linear regression model adjusted for size, location and type of business, baseline outcome, accelerometer wear-time at follow-up and workplace as a random effect