Table 2 Characteristics of consenters and non-consenters among eligible employees from the four adopting districts.
Consenters
Non-consenters
N
(n=614)
N
(n=145)
P-value
Age (years) (mean)(SD)
614
47 (10)
145
46 (11)
NS
Sex (% women)
614
92
145
90
NS
Ethnicity (% Danish)
609
86
140
90
NS
BMI (% BMI>25 (overweight and obese))
544
46
107
45
NS
Self-rated health (% reduced)
609
33
139
24
0.020
Smokers (% smokers)
609
30
135
37
NS
Leisure time physical activity (% inactive)
606
84
135
89
NS
Pain low back (% with pain)
538
82
123
67
0.000
Pain low back, neck, knee (% with pain in 1 or more body regions)
440
92
106
78
0.000
Demographic factors
Health
Work related factors
Job seniority
545
122
NS
0-1 Years (%)
13
16
2-10 years (%)
46
43
>10 years (%)
42
42
Weekly working hours (mean)(SD)
542
34 (3.6)
129
33 (4.5)
NS
Work type (% nursing home)
614
41
145
46
0.046
Local district
614
145
NS
District 1 (%)
29
35
District 2 (%)
10
10
District 3 (%)
29
22
District 4 (%)
32
33
Job group (% engaged in care work)
614
Educational level
614
87
145
83
145
NS
0.007
Unskilled (%)
7
15
Low skilled (%)
26
30
High skilled (%)
65
55
Work shift (% day shift)
419
80
101
70
0,034
Physical exertion during work (0-10) (mean)(SD)
607
6.2 (1.9)
138
5.6 (2.0)
0.001
Sickness absence previous 3 months (% yes)
574
42
128
34
NS
Information about project (% with sufficient information)
605
92
137
87
NS
Relevance of the project (% that finds the project relevant)
597
98
132
83
0.000
Project related factors