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Table 2 Summary of participant characteristics

From: “Why would you want to stand?” an account of the lived experience of employees taking part in a workplace sit-stand desk intervention

 

Workplace A number (%)

Workplace B number (%)

Total number (%)

Study group

 SS-MC

2 (25.0)

3 (42.9)

5 (33.3)

 SS-O

4 (50.0)

3 (42.9)

7 (46.7)

 Control

2 (25.0)

1 (14.3)

3 (20.0)

Gender

 Female

6 (75.0)

4 (57.1)

10 (66.7)

 Male

2 (25.0)

3 (42.9)

5 (33.3)

Age

 16–24

1 (12.5)

0 (0.0)

1 (6.7)

 25–34

3 (37.5)

2 (28.6)

5 (33.3)

 35–44

2 (25.0)

2 (28.6)

4 (26.7)

 45–54

2 (25.0)

1 (14.3)

3 (20.0)

 55–64

0 (0.0)

2 (28.6)

2 (13.3)

Ethnicity

 White

7 (87.5)

5 (71.4)

12 (80.0)

 Asian/Asian British

0 (0.0)

1 (14.3)

1 (6.7)

 Black/Black British/African/Caribbean

1 (12.5)

0 (0.0)

1 (6.7)

 Other ethnic group

0 (0.0)

1 (14.3)

1 (6.7)

Personal monthly income (before tax)

 £870–£1500

1 (12.5)

0 (0.0)

1 (6.7)

 £1500–£2400

3 (37.5)

1 (14.3)

4 (26.7)

 £2400–£3900

3 (37.5)

4 (57.1)

7 (46.7)

 £3900+

1 (12.5)

2 (28.6)

3 (20.0)

Sexual orientation

 Heterosexual

6 (75.0)

4 (57.1)

10 (66.7)

 Gay / Lesbian

0 (0.0)

3 (42.9)

3 (20.0)

 Bisexual

1 (12.5)

0 (0.0)

1 (6.7)

 Other

1 (12.5)

0 (0.0)

1 (6.7)