Table 4 Descriptive statistics of the study population
|  |  | Control (n = 936) | Intervention (n = 2,049) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender (%) | Male | 215 (23.0) | 950 (46.4) |  < 0.001 |
Female | 721 (77.0) | 1,099 (53.6) | Â | |
Age (mean (SD)) | Â | 40.1 (21.4) | 35.7 (11.0) | 0.001 |
Married (%) | Yes | 795 (84.9) | 1,483 (72.4) |  < 0.001 |
No | 141 (15.1) | 566 (27.6) | Â | |
Educational level (%) | Junior high school and below | 44 (4.7) | 102 (5.0) |  < 0.001 |
High school / technical secondary school | 71 (7.6) | 351 (17.1) | Â | |
Junior college | 181 (19.3) | 437 (21.3) | Â | |
Bachelor | 577 (61.6) | 975 (47.6) | Â | |
Master and above | 63 (6.7) | 184 (9.0) | Â | |
Type of occupation (%) | Services | 37 (4.0) | 430 (21.0) |  < 0.001 |
Health care | 485 (51.8) | 389 (19.0) | Â | |
Production | 0 (0.0) | 770 (37.6) | Â | |
Education | 170 (18.2) | 115 (5.6) | Â | |
Civil service | 244 (26.1) | 345 (16.8) | Â | |
Baseline weekly average steps (mean (SD)) |  | 7,060 (3,210) | 8,446 (4,126) |  < 0.001 |