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Office-Cycling: A Promising Way to Raise Pain Thresholds and Increase Metabolism with Minimal Compromising of Work Performance

Table 5

Median (IQR) results for the individual mean results from test trials one and two during each condition. p values are shown for comparisons between conditions as well as significant post hoc tests.

SLCMCp value between conditionsSignificant post hoc
tests

Typing performance
Gross speed47.0 (38.3; 53.0)46.5 (39.8; 51.6)45.5 (37.6; 51.9)0.007S-LC, S-MC
Net speed46.3 (36.8; 51.9)44.3 (38.3; 48.8)43.8 (36.0; 50.6)0.001S-LC, S-MC
Errors13.8 (7.5; 21.9)16.3 (10.0; 28.8)20.0 (12.5; 30.0)0.001S-LC, S-MC
Mouse pointing task
Successful tasks7 (5.5; 8.0)5.5 (4.5; 6.5)3.5 (2.5; 5.5)0.000S-LC, S-MC, LC-MC
Time33.6 (26.6; 38.7)32.6 (28.4; 43.0)33.9 (29.4; 41.8)0.025S-LC, S-MC
Stroop Colour and Word test
Number of words60.3 (53.0; 64.0)56.0 (52.0; 63.0)57.8 (52.0; 63.9)0.441
% correct words97.8 (95.0; 98.9)97.1 (94.4; 99.1)96.2 (93.2; 98.7)0.066

IQR = interquartile range, S = standing, LC = low intensity cycling, and MC = moderate intensity cycling; .