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Table 2 Baseline characteristics

From: A three-armed randomised controlled trial investigating the comparative impact of guidance on the efficacy of a web-based stress management intervention and health impairing and promoting mechanisms of prevention

Characteristics

AFG (n = 135)

SH (n = 134)

WLC (n = 135)

Socio-demographic

 Age, mean (SD)

42.68 (9.09)

41.88 (9.01)

41.47 (9.22)

 Women, n (%)

109 (80.70)

103 (76.90)

100 (74.10)

Marital status, n (%)

 Single

44 (32.60)

39 (29.10)

43 (31.90)

 Married

65 (48.10)

65 (48.50)

63 (46.70)

 Cohabited

14 (10.40)

14 (10.40)

15 (11.10)

 Divorced

10 (7.40)

12 (9.00)

13 (9.60)

 Widowed

2 (1.50)

4 (3.00)

1 (0.70)

Ethnicity, n (%)

 Caucasian/white

102 (75.60)

110 (82.10)

116 (85.90)

 Asian

/

1 (0.70)

/

 Hispanic

2 (1.50)

1 (0.70)

/

 Prefer not to say

31 (23.00)

22 (16.40)

19 (14.10)

Educational level, n (%)

 Low

5 (3.70)

3 (2.20)

4 (3.00)

 Middle

43 (31.90)

38 (28.40)

25 (18.50)

 High

87 (64.40)

93 (69.40)

106 (78.50)

Employment

 Full-time, n (%)

107 (79.30)

93 (69.40)

106 (78.50)

 Part-time, n (%)

26 (19.20)

39 (29.10)

26 (19.30)

 Sick leave, n (%)

2 (1.50)

2 (1.50)

3 (2.20)

 Managerial position, n (%)

53 (39.30)

48 (35.80)

56 (41.50)

Work experience in years, mean (SD)

17.87 (9.79)

17.29 (10.42)

17.76 (10.57)

 Work sectors, n (%)

 Service

28 (20.70)

27 (20.10)

29 (21.50)

 Economy

24 (17.80)

24 (17.90)

27 (20.00)

 Health

13 (9.60)

21 (15.70)

18 (13.30)

 Social

22 (16.30)

26 (19.40)

26 (19.30)

 Information technologies

19 (14.10)

14 (10.50)

13 (9.60)

 Other

29 (21.50)

22 (16.40)

22 (16.20)

Income, n (%)

 Low

45 (33.30)

37 (27.60)

43 (31.90)

 Middle

27 (20.00)

35 (26.10)

19 (14.10)

 High

51 (37.80)

52 (38.80)

60 (44.40)

Use of health services

 Previous or current psychotherapy, n (%)

62 (45.90)

71 (53.00)

72 (53.30)

 Previous health training, n (%)

18 (13.30)

9 (6.70)

20 (14.80)