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Table 3 Intervention effectiveness on employees’ behavioural patterns during a typical work shift

From: Effectiveness of workplace choice architecture modification for healthy eating and daily physical activity

Outcome variable

n (%) pre1

n (%) post1

ORR (95% CI)2

p-value3

FOOD CONSUMPTION

1126

943

  

Diet score (range 0–26 p.)

13 (9–17)

13.5 (9.5–18)

0.08 (-0.02; 0.18)

0.137

Vegetables/roots

   

0.849

 ≥ 2 portions

310 (27.5)

293 (31.1)

1.03 (0.69; 1.52)

 

 1 portion

432 (38.4)

376 (39.9)

1.09 (0.74; 1.58)

 

 < 1 portion

271 (24.1)

216 (22.9)

0.98 (0.66; 1.45)

 

 None

113 (10.0)

58 (6.2)

(ref)

 

Fruit/berries

   

0.006

 ≥ 2 portions

216 (19.2)

184 (19.5)

1.22 (1.05; 1.41)

 

 1 portion

449 (39.9)

404 (42.8)

1.16 (1.01; 1.33)

 

 < 1 portion

283 (25.1)

254 (26.9)

1.03 (0.89; 1.19)

 

 None

178 (15.8)

101 (10.7)

(ref)

 

Nuts/almonds/seeds

   

0.525

 ≥ 2 portions

36 (3.2)

29 (3.1)

0.98 (0.65; 1.47)

 

 1 portion

109 (9.7)

135 (14.3)

1.15 (0.93; 1.41)

 

 < 1 portion

344 (30.6)

325 (34.5)

1.08 (0.93; 1.24)

 

 None

637 (56.6)

454 (48.1)

(ref)

 

Sweet treats

   

0.048

 None

451 (40.1)

358 (38.0)

0.58 (0.35; 0.95)

 

 < 1 portion

546 (48.5)

473 (50.2)

0.60 (0.37; 0.99)

 

 1 portion

114 (10.1)

98 (10.4)

0.70 (0.42; 1.17)

 

 ≥ 2 portions

15 (1.3)

14 (1.5)

(ref)

 

Fast food

   

0.067

 None

674 (59.9)

583 (61.8)

1.03 (0.88; 1.21)

 

 < 1 portion

347 (30.8)

288 (30.5)

1.08 (0.92; 1.27)

 

 1 portion

88 (7.8)

59 (6.3)

1.01 (0.85; 1.21)

 

 ≥ 2 portions

17 (1.5)

13 (1.4)

(ref)

 

Water

   

0.076

 ≥ 2 glasses

886 (78.7)

758 (80.4)

1.82 (1.03; 3.19)

 

 1 glass

168 (14.9)

137 (14.5)

1.70 (0.93; 3.11)

 

 < 1 glass or none

72 (6.4)

48 (5.1)

(ref)

 

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

    

Performing of movements

1124

940

 

0.188

 Several times

110 (9.8)

128 (13.6)

1.23 (0.99; 1.54)

 

 once or twice

396 (35.2)

330 (35.1)

1.15 (0.97; 1.37)

 

 Less than once

415 (36.9)

343 (36.5)

1.18 (1.00; 1.40)

 

 Never

203 (18.1)

139 (14.8)

(ref)

 

Exercise equipment use4

386

405

 

0.040

 Several times

9 (2.3)

15 (3.7)

1.78 (0.93; 3.40)

 

 once or twice

58 (15.0)

55 (13.6)

0.89 (0.70; 1.13)

 

 Less than once

109 (28.2)

105 (25.9)

0.82 (0.67; 1.00)

 

 Never

210 (54.4)

230 (56.8)

(ref)

 

Stair use4

1030

881

 

0.170

 Always

684 (66.4)

589 (66.9)

0.67 (0.33; 1.38)

 

 Frequently

227 (22.0)

212 (24.1)

0.76 (0.37; 1.57)

 

 Seldom

107 (10.4)

75 (8.5)

0.81 (0.39; 1.71)

 

 Never

12 (1.2)

5 (0.6)

(ref)

 
  1. 1Frequencies (percentages) of valid observations pre and post intervention, except for the continuous diet score outcome, for which the data indicate medians (interquartile ranges)
  2. 2Exponentiated parameter estimates (95% confidence intervals) for the interaction of time and implementation
  3. 3Overall significance of the interaction effect of time and implementation in the model
  4. 4Among respondents who reported having exercise equipment/stairs available