Desk based prompts to replace workplace sitting with stair climbing; a pilot study of acceptability, effects on behaviour and disease risk factors

Table 2 Median (IqR) for the study variables pre and post for the control and experimental groups, with a summary of statistical testing

Variables (mmol.L^− 1)	Control Group (n = 8)		Control x Pre:post	Experimental Group (n = 8)		Exp^a x Pre:post
Variables (mmol.L^− 1)	Pre Median (IqR)	Post Median (IqR)	Z statistic p value	Pre Median (IqR)	Post Median (IqR)	Z statistic p value
TG	1.52 (1.01)	1.40 (0.87)	− 0.70 p = .49	1.53 (1.00)	1.34 (1.06)	-1.12 p = .26
TC	5.35 (1.25)	5.30 (1.26)	-1.48 p = .13	5.00 (2.08)	4.70 (2.00)	-2.38 ^c p = .02
HDL-C	1.11 (0.33)	1.06 (0.30)	-1.36 p = .17	1.11 (0.58)	1.22 (0.59)	0.35 p = .73
LDL-C	3.50 (1.08)	3.50 (1.14)	-1.33 p = .18	3.20 (1.53)	3.05 (1.28)	-2.20 p = .03
TC/HDL-C ratio	4.94 (1.34)	4.98 (1.69)	-0.28 p = .78	5.30 (1.44)	4.58 (1.49)	-2.52 p = .01
non-HDL-C	4.14 (1.21)	4.11 (1.09)	-1.12 p = .26	3.90 (1.43)	3.64 (1.49)	-2.52 p = .01
Fasting glucose	5.13 (1.09)	5.09 (1.19)	0.42 p = .67	5.14 (0.77)	4.93 (0.55)	-2.24 p = .03
OGTT AUC^b	6.22 (1.97)	6.70 (1.13)	− 0.14 p = .89	7.63 (1.99)	7.26 (0.95)	-1.40 p = .16

^a Exp = experimental. ^b OGTT AUC = oral glucose tolerance test, area under the curve. ^c Significant changes pre vs. post are presented in bold