Table 3 Associations between specific barriers for physical exercise and covariates among respondents who indicated a preference for lifestyle changes
Total sample N | Not used to exercising n (%)a | Lack of time for exercising n (%)a | Too expensive to exercise n (%)a | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 962 | 172 (17.9) | 243 (25.3) | 57 (5.9) | |
Gender | Male | 482 | 93 (19.3) p = 0.309 | 134 (27.8) p = 0.045 | 29 (6.0) p = 0.993 |
Female | 480 | 79 (16.5) | 109 (22.7) | 28 (5.8) | |
Age group | 40–44 | 170 | 22 (12.9) p = 0.075* | 61 (35.9) p < 0.001* | 8 (4.7) p = 0.144 |
45–49 | 253 | 49 (19.4) | 73 (28.9) | 18 (7.1) | |
50–54 | 240 | 37 (15.4) | 58 (24.2) | 8 (3.3) | |
55–60 | 299 | 64 (21.4) | 51 (17.1) | 23 (7.7) | |
Health status | Good/very good | 620 | 78 (12.6) p < 0.001* | 162 (26.1) p = 0.251 | 30 (4.8) p = 0.129 |
Fair | 280 | 75 (26.8) | 71 (25.4) | 23 (8.2) | |
Poor/very poor | 61 | 19 (31.1) | 10 (16.4) | 4 (6.6) | |
BMI | <25 | 370 | 47 (12.7) p < 0.001* | 100 (27.0) p = 0.611 | 9 (2.4) p < 0.001* |
25–29 | 352 | 60 (17.0) | 91 (25.9) | 28 (8.0) | |
+30 | 193 | 55 (28.5) | 47 (24.4) | 20 (10.4) | |
Physical activity | Low | 284 | 126 (44.4) p < 0.001 | 98 (34.5) p < 0.001 | 27 (9.5) p = 0.004 |
High | 678 | 46 (6.8) | 145 (21.4) | 30 (4.4) | |
Household income | Low | 286 | 70 (24.5) p = 0.001* | 54 (18.9) p = 0.001* | 28 (9.8) p = 0.001* |
Medium | 334 | 58 (17.4) | 87 (26.0) | 13 (3.9) | |
High | 247 | 31 (12.6) | 80 (32.4) | 8 (3.2) | |
Educational attainment | Low | 213 | 45 (21.1) p = 0.026* | 40 (18.8) p < 0.001* | 13 (6.1) p = 0.159* |
Medium | 645 | 117 (18.1) | 160 (24.8) | 42 (6.5) | |
High | 97 | 10 (10.3) | 42 (43.3) | 1 (1.0) | |
In work force | No | 115 | 28 (24.3) p = 0.066 | 7 (6.1) p < 0.001 | 12 (10.4) p = 0.050 |
Yes | 847 | 144 (17.0) | 236 (27.9) | 45 (5.3) |