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Table 1 Characteristics of the study sample (n = 175)

From: Do sociodemographic variables and cardiometabolic risk factors moderate the mere-measurement effect on physical activity and sedentary time?

Variables

Overall (n = 175)

Women (n = 112)

Men (n = 63)

P-Value

n

Values

n

Values

n

Values

Sociodemographic variables

 Age (years)

175

54.4 ± 6.2

112

54.6 ± 6.2

63

54.0 ± 6.1

ns

 Employment (yes)

172

139 (80.8%)

110

88 (80.0%)

62

51 (82.3%)

ns

Cardiometabolic risk factors

 Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

172

126.8 ± 14.7

109

123.0 ± 13.9

63

133.4 ± 13.7

<.001

 Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

172

76.6 ± 9.5

109

75.1 ± 9.0

63

79.1 ± 9.9

.009

 Blood pressure lowering medication (yes)

167

67 (40.1%)

104

47 (45.2%)

63

20 (31.8%)

ns

 Waist circumference (cm)

173

91.6 ± 12.5

110

87.9 ± 12.3

63

98.1 ± 10.0

<.001

 HbA1c (mmol/mol)

170

39.1 ± 6.0

108

39.3 ± 6.5

62

38.9 ± 4.9

ns

 Total cholesterol (mmol/L)

171

5.3 ± 1.0

109

5.4 ± 1.1

62

5.0 ± 0.9

.034

 HDL (mmol/L)

168

1.4 ± 0.4

106

1.5 ± 0.4

62

1.2 ± 0.3

<.001

 Triglycerides (mmol/L)

172

1.6 ± 1.0

111

1.5 ± 0.9

61

1.9 ± 1.1

.008

Context variables

 Duration from baseline to follow-up (days)

137

39.2 ± 8.9

90

38.6 ± 6.7

47

40.4 ± 12.1

ns

Physical activity and sedentary time

 Baseline leisure-time physical activity (MET-hours/week)

141

22.1 ± 28.7

88

21.1 ± 25.2

53

23.9 ± 34.1

ns

 Baseline transport-related physical activity (MET-hours/week)

149

17.7 ± 23.2

95

17.8 ± 22.6

54

17.5 ± 24.6

ns

 Baseline sedentary time (minutes/week)

158

2538.2 ± 1146.2

101

2604.6 ± 1103.7

57

2420.5 ± 1219.0

ns

 Difference in leisure-time physical activity (MET-hours/week)

98

4.3 ± 29.0a

61

2.7 ± 25.4a

37

6.9 ± 34.3a

ns

 Difference in transport-related physical activity (MET-hours/week)

110

6.5 ± 20.3a

72

2.0 ± 16.4a

38

15.0 ± 24.3a

.001

 Difference in sedentary time (minutes/week)

120

−163.2 ± 1039.5a

79

−175.9 ± 929.4a

41

−138.7 ± 1236.8a

ns

  1. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation for continuous variables and as the number of participants (%) for categorical variables. Presented P-values for comparisons between women and men are based on t-test for continuous variables and chi-square test for categorical variables
  2. HbA1c glycated hemoglobin, HDL high-density lipoprotein, MET metabolic equivalent of task, ns not significant
  3. a Positive mean values indicate an increase from baseline to follow-up and negative values indicate a reduction