Baseline characteristics by study group
| Intervention (n=13) | Control (n=14) | |
| Age (years) | 52 (9) | 51 (13) |
| Gender | ||
| Men | 2 (15%) | 4 (29%) |
| Women | 11 (85%) | 10 (71%) |
| Race | ||
| White | 10 (77%) | 12 (86%) |
| Black | 2 (15%) | 1 (7%) |
| Asian | 1 (8%) | 1 (7%) |
| Education* | ||
| Some college or associates degree | 3 (23%) | 2 (14%) |
| Bachelor’s degree | 6 (46%) | 1 (7%) |
| Masters or doctoral degree | 4 (23%) | 11 (78%) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 31.0 (7.5) | 29.0 (5.2) |
| Sitting time overall (hour/day) | 9.7 (2.1) | 10.5 (1.8) |
| Sitting time at work (hour/day) | 6.6 (1.2) | 7.3 (1.0) |
| Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (min/week) | ||
| Total | 190 (163) | 191 (175) |
| Recreational | 107 (134) | 126 (139) |
| Occupational | 37 (84) | 0 (0) |
| Transportation | 46 (73) | 66 (114) |
| Meeting physical activity recommendations† | 8 (62%) | 8 (57%) |
| ODI(%) | 23.6 (10.9) | 24.6 (10.3) |
| Using pain medications | 2 (15%) | 1 (7%) |
Data are reported as mean (SD) or n (%).
*Between group difference with P<0.05.
↵†Based on total moderate-to-vigorous physical activity recommendations.
ODI, Oswestry Disability Index.