Table III.

Descriptive statistics of reasons for non–adherence to PARs at follow-up, data are presented as numbers (n) and proportions (%).

		Main reason for non-adherence to PAR at follow-up (%)
	n	Sickness	Pain	Low motivation	No time	Economic factors	Other	p-value
Total	609	19	14	18	12	5	31
Sex:	608							0.05
Female	402	21	16	15	13	5	31
Male	206	15	12	24	12	5	32
Age group (years):	609							< 0.001
18–29	38	8	3	18	18	21	32
30–44	136	17	10	15	18	7	32
45–64	298	19	14	20	12	4	31
> 65	137	25	22	16	5	1	31
Activity level at baseline (7-day recall) (days):	558							0.054
0	289	20	14	22	9	5	30
1–2	143	14	13	22	15	7	29
3–4	40	18	15	12	18	2	35
5–7	86	21	13	7	21	5	34
Activity type:	597							0.001
Home-based activity	164	22	18	31	11	1	18
Facility-based activity	345	16	14	13	12	7	38
Combination of home-based and facility-based activities	88	24	13	15	17	3	28
Referral practitioner occupation:	585							0.112
Physician	253	17	15	16	16	5	31
Nurse	185	21	14	23	14	2	26
Physiotherapist	73	25	16	15	7	7	30
Other	74	19	12	19	5	9	35
Reason for prescription:	609							0.007
Sedentary lifestyle	37	11	19	13	11	11	35
Musculoskeletal disorder	133	21	23	10	7	7	32
Being overweight	73	12	7	25	11	3	42
Diabetes	44	18	20	16	14	2	30
High blood pressure	36	31	8	11	19	3	28
Cholesterol	6	0	17	17	17	0	50
Mental ill health	24	4	8	17	17	12	42
Other	12	25	0	33	0	8	33
Combination of reasons/diagnoses	244	21	13	22	14	4	25

Note: Data are presented as numbers (n) and proportions (%). P-values from the chi-squared test.