Do working characteristics influence the participation at health measures? Findings from a trial phase of workplace health promotion

Table 3 Differences in means of rating scales for perceived working characteristics between participants and non-participants

		Work Amount	Work Demand	Social Aspects	Environ-mental Aspects
Physical Activity	Participants (n = 239)	0.72*	0.77**	0.84**	0.81*
Physical Activity	Non-Participants (n = 235)	0.64*	0.67**	0.76**	0.75*
Addiction	Participants (n = 54)	0.76*	0.76	0.83	0.83
Addiction	Non-Participants (n = 271)	0.66*	0.71	0.80	0.78
Nutrition	Participants (n = 145)	0.73*	0.75*	0.82	0.78
Nutrition	Non-Participants (n = 200)	0.66*	0.70*	0.81	0.79
Stress and Sleep	Participants (n = 96)	0.70	0.75*	0.79	0.81
Stress and Sleep	Non-Participants (n = 349)	0.67	0.70*	0.79	0.76
Overall	Participants (n = 309)	0.71**	0.76**	0.82*	0.79*
Overall	Non-Participants (n = 193)	0.61**	0.65**	0.75*	0.75*

Means of scales were calculated by sum of ratings (0 for disagreement / dissatisfaction and 1 for agreement / satisfaction) divided by total number of answers per scale
Boldface indicates statistical significance (*p < 0.05, **p < 0.001)

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