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Table 1 Characteristics of the worksites and employees at baseline (Nj = 23, Ni = 556)

From: Associations among workplace environment, self-regulation, and domain-specific physical activities among white-collar workers: a multilevel longitudinal study

Worksite-level variables (Nj = 23)

N (%)

Min–Max

Mean (SD)

Missing (%)

Worksite size

   

0 (0.0)

 10–49

12 (52.2)

–

–

 

 50–99

6 (26.1)

–

–

 

 100–299

3 (13.0)

–

–

 

 ≥300

2 (8.7)

–

–

 

Worksite location

 

–

–

0 (0.0)

 Urban

14 (60.9)

–

–

 

 Local/suburban

9 (39.1)

–

–

 

Workplace environment

   

0 (0.0)

 Parking/Bike

–

0.00–3.00

1.28 (1.0)

 

 Signs/Bulletin boards/Advertisements

–

0.00–4.00

1.15 (1.2)

 

 Stairs/Elevator

–

0.00–2.00

0.74 (0.6)

 

 Physical activity/Fitness facilities

–

0.00–7.00

0.74 (1.7)

 

 Work rules

 

3.00–6.00

5.04 (0.8)

 

 Written policies

–

0.00–6.00

0.26 (1.3)

 

 Health promotion programs

–

0.00–6.00

1.43 (1.9)

  

Employee-level variables

Total (Ni = 556)

Follow-up completer (Ni = 454)

Drop-out (Ni = 102)

p for difference

N (%)

Mean (SD) [Min–Max]

Missing (%)

N (%)

Mean (SD) [Min–Max]

Missing (%)

N (%)

Mean (SD) [Min–Max]

Missing (%)

Demographic variables

 Gender

 

4 (0.7)

 

2 (0.4)

 

2 (2.0)

0.091

  Male

263 (47.6)

 

223 (49.3)

 

40 (40.0)

  

  Female

289 (52.4)

 

229 (50.7)

 

60 (60.0)

  

 Age

M=43.56 (11.1) [19–84]

12 (2.2)

M=44.27 (11.1) [19–84]

6 (1.3)

M=40.21 (10.2) [21–65]

6 (5.9)

0.001

 Employment Status

 

3 (0.5)

 

0 (0.0)

 

3 (2.9)

0.980

  Regular

386 (69.8)

 

317 (69.8)

 

69 (69.7)

  

  Non-regular (Part-time, contract, dispatched)

167 (30.2)

 

137 (30.2)

 

30 (30.3)

  

 Occupational status

 

6 (1.1)

 

3 (0.7)

 

3 (2.9)

0.926

  Clerical

288 (52.4)

 

236 (52.3)

 

52 (52.5)

  

  Managerial

112 (20.4)

 

94 (20.8)

 

18 (18.2)

  

  Technical and professional

73 (13.1)

 

59 (13.1)

 

14 (14.1)

  

  Others

77 (14.0)

 

62 (13.7)

 

15 (15.2)

  

 Working hours per week

 

8 (1.4)

 

3 (0.7)

 

5 (4.9)

0.850

  ≤40 hours

208 (38.0)

 

172 (38.1)

 

36 (37.1)

  

  ≥41 hours

340 (62.0)

 

279 (61.9)

 

61 (62.9)

  

Job stressors

 Job strain (job demands by job control)

M=0.48 (0.1) [0.20–1.00]

19 (3.4)

M=0.48 (0.1) [0.20–1.00]

15 (3.3)

M=0.48 (0.1) [0.20–1.00]

4 (3.9)

0.849

Psychological determinants

 Self-regulation for physical activity

M=24.66 (10.1) [12–57]

9 (1.6)

M=24.56 (10.1) [12–57]

4 (0.9)

M=25.09 (9.9) [12–50, 53, 54]

5 (4.9)

0.640

 Self-efficacy for physical activity

M=11.45 (3.6) [4–20]

4 (0.7)

M=11.46 (3.6) [4-20]

3 (0.7)

M=11.44 (3.8) [4–20]

1 (1.0)

0.954

Physical activity (METs-hours/week)

 Occupational

M=3.21 (18.7) [0–304]

5 (0.9)

M=3.42 (19.8) [0–304]

4 (0.9)

M=2.31 (12.7) [0–124]

1 (1.0)

0.590

 Transport-related

M=10.98 (16.5) [0–144]

6 (1.1)

M=10.72 (16.1) [0–144]

5 (1.1)

M=12.12 (18.4) [0–140]

1 (1.0)

0.442

 Leisure-time

M=7.89 (14.6) [0–124]

5 (0.9)

M=8.17 (14.3) [0–124]

4 (0.9)

M=6.64 (15.8) [0–124]

1 (1.0)

0.344

  1. Nj the number of worksites, Ni the number of employees.