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Table 3 Changes in key daily activPAL variables across any valid day/s at 6- and 16–18-month follow-up

From: The effectiveness of the Structured Health Intervention For Truckers (SHIFT): a cluster randomised controlled trial (RCT)

Daily variables (min/day)

Number of clusters

Number of participants

Baseline

Mean (SD)

Follow-up

Mean (SD)

Mean change from baseline to follow-up (SD)

SHIFT vs. control

Control

SHIFT

Control

SHIFT

Control

SHIFT

Control

SHIFT

Control

SHIFT

Adjusted mean difference (95% CI) a

p-value

Steps per day b

 16–18 months

12

10

90

74

8978 (3226)

9663 (3122)

8789 (3148)

9259 (3105)

− 189 (2169)

− 404 (2688)

94 (− 878, 1066)

0.849

Time sitting b

 6 months

13

12

119

90

675 (92)

664 (92)

696 (87)

655 (93)

21 (79)

− 9 (77)

− 24 (− 43, − 6)

0.011

 16–18 months

12

10

90

74

676 (97)

651 (87)

679 (98)

647 (77)

4 (82)

− 4 (90)

− 12 (− 34, 9)

0.268

Time standing b

 6 months

13

12

119

90

204 (55)

209 (53)

194 (56)

210 (61)

− 10 (37)

1 (48)

14 (2, 26)

0.024

 16–18 months

12

10

90

74

200 (54)

216 (61)

197 (58)

211 (64)

− 3 (45)

− 5 (77)

11 (− 5, 27)

0.183

Time stepping b

 6 months

13

12

119

90

116 (34)

122 (40)

107 (32)

122 (40)

− 8 (23)

− 0.4 (32)

11 (1, 21)

0.024

 16–18 months

12

10

90

74

117 (36)

125 (38)

114 (37)

120 (36)

− 2 (22)

− 5 (31)

1 (− 9, 11)

0.818

Time LPA b

 6 months

13

12

119

90

101 (29)

107 (34)

94 (28)

104 (33)

− 6 (19)

− 3 (25)

5 (− 2, 12)

0.152

 16–18 months

12

10

90

74

102 (29)

109 (34)

100 (32)

104 (32)

− 2 (18)

− 5 (26)

− 1 (− 8, 7)

0.863

Time MVPA b

 6 months

13

12

119

90

15 (15)

15 (14)

13 (10)

18 (18)

− 2 (14)

3 (19)

6 (0.3, 11)

0.038

 16–18 months

12

10

90

74

14 (15)

16 (14)

14 (13)

16 (16)

− 1 (15)

− 0.1 (16)

2 (− 3, 7)

0.539

  1. aAdjusted for variable at baseline, average waking wear time across baseline and 6 (or 12) months, and cluster size category (small < 40; large ≥40) with a random effect for cluster (depot)
  2. b≥ 1 valid day at baseline and 6 (or 16–18) months