Table 1 Demographic characteristics and health indicators of the participants at baseline
|  | Intervention group (IG) n = 150 | Control group (CG) n = 112 | p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | n(%) | n(%) | Â |
Overall | 150 (100) | 112 (100) | Â |
Gender | |||
 Male | 90 (60.0) | 56 (50) | 0.069 |
 Female | 60 (40.0) | 56 (50) |  |
Age (years) | |||
 18–29 | 29 (19.3) | 25 (22.3) | 0.634 |
 30–39 | 56 (37.4) | 43 (38.4) |  |
 40–49 | 44 (29.3) | 34 (30.4) |  |
  ≥ 50 | 21 (20.0) | 10 (8.9) |  |
Marital status | |||
 Married | 115 (76.7) | 69 (61.6) | 0.008 |
 Unmarried/Divorced/widowed | 35 (23.3) | 43 (38.4) |  |
Education | |||
 High School/technical secondary school | 22 (15.3) | 20 (18.1) | 0.071 |
 Junior college | 44 (30.6) | 32 (29.1) |  |
 Bachelor | 55 (38.2) | 52 (47.3) |  |
 Masters/Doctorate | 23 (16.0) | 6 (5.5) |  |
Smoking status | Â | Â | 0.393 |
 Current smoker | 25 (16.7) | 24 (21.4) |  |
 Ex-smoker | 10 (6.7) | 4.5 (5.0) |  |
 Non-smoker | 115 (76.7) | 83 (74.1) |  |
Alcohol intake | Â | Â | 0.106 |
 Weekly | 7 (4.7) | 4 (3.6) |  |
 Monthly | 122 (81.3) | 81 (72.3) |  |
 Never | 21 (14.0) | 27 (24.1) |  |
|  | M, SD(±) | M, SD(±) |  |
Physical activity | |||
 METs of vigorous-intensity PA | 284.8 ± 702.9 | 362.5 ± 678.9 | 0.080 |
 METs of moderate-intensity PA | 159.5 ± 334.8 | 153.2 ± 294.7 | 0.875 |
  METs of walking | 955.5 ± 768.6 | 933.9 ± 794.5 | 0.825 |
  Static time (mins) | 308.1 ± 204.4 | 263.2 ± 205.7 | 0.080 |
Job demand | 4.13 ± 0.65 | 4.00 ± 0.64 | 0.086 |
Job control | 3.62 ± 0.59 | 3.5 ± 0.58 | 0.228 |
Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) | 124.9 ± 20.1 | 122.5 ± 16.7 | 0.302 |
Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) | 78.4 ± 13.2 | 76.1 ± 11.2 | 0.131 |
Waist Circumference (cm) | 85.1 ± 9.3 | 82.3 ± 9.8 | 0.020 |
Hip Circumference (cm) | 97.7 ± 5.9 | 94.8 ± 6.2 | < 0.001 |
Waist-to-Hip Ratio | 0.88 ± 0.13 | 0.87 ± 0.06 | 0.247 |
Body Fat Percentage (%) | 26.0 ± 5.0 | 25.4 ± 4.4 | 0.277 |
Body Mass Index (Kg/ m2) | 23.7 ± 3.0 | 22.7 ± 3.1 | 0.005 |