Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the employees in the intervention group and the control group
Intervention n = 83Control n = 209p Value
Age in years (SD)42.8 (8.8)51.4 (5.7)<0.001
n (%)n (%)
Sex (male)73* (99%)202 (97%)0.69
Job position
    Carpenter36 (43%)75 (37%)
    Bricklayer, bricklayer’s assistant6 (7%)31 (15%)
    Manager, staff member, director2 (2%)12 (6%)
    Work foreman4 (5%)11 (5%)
    Office worker2 (2%)11 (5%)
    Driver, crane operator1 (1%)20 (10%)
    Painter0 (0%)9 (4%)
    Tiler, paver4 (5%)6 (3%)
    Scaffolder21 (25%)0 (0%)
    Other7 (8%)27 (14%)
  • *Data missing for nine employees.