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Table 1 Participants’ characteristics at baseline (n = 204)

From: Effectiveness of a progressive resistance exercise program for industrial workers during breaks on perceived fatigue control: a cluster randomized controlled trial

 

Groups

Variables

Intervention

n = 98

Control

n = 106

Age (years), mean (SD)

34.3 (11.9)

37.74 (12.9)

Gender, n (%)

 Female

20 (20.4)

14 (13.2)

 Male

78 (79.6)

92 (86.8)

Marital status, n (%)

 Married

53 (54.1)

55 (51.9)

 Single

38 (38.8)

44 (41.5)

 Divorced

6 (6.1)

5 (4.7)

 Widowed

1 (1)

2 (1.9)

Education level*, n (%)

 Medium and high

50 (51)

59 (55.7)

 Low

48 (49)

47 (44.4)

Time on the job (months), mean (SD)

53.2 (14.2)

54.7 (13.6)

Somatotype, n (%)

 Endomorph

32 (32.7)

38 (35.8)

 Mesomorph

54 (55.1)

46 (43.4)

 Ectomorph

12 (12.2)

22 (20.8)

  1. SD Standard Deviation. * Medium and high education (high school and university); Low education (elementary degree)