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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Psychooncology. 2014 Mar 18;23(11):1314–1317. doi: 10.1002/pon.3527

Table 2.

Odds associated with not meeting current guidelines to physical activity and perceiving barriers to physical activity

% experiencing barrier often or very often Odds ratio 95% confidence interval
Lack of interest in exercising 60 6.8 3.8, 12.2
Lack of self-discipline 72 3.9 2.2, 7.1
Lack of time 64 2.1 1.2, 3.7
Lack of energy 71 2.5 1.4, 4.6
Lack of company 37 3.6 2.0, 6.5
Lack of enjoyment 47 3.1 1.8, 5.4
Discouragement 37 2.4 1.4, 4.3
Lack of equipment 30 2.8 1.5, 5.1
Lack of good weather 41 1.7 1.0, 3.0
Lack of skills 30 1.5 0.8, 2.6
Lack of facilities or space 30 2.2 1.2, 4.1
Lack of knowledge of how to exercise 33 2.6 1.4, 4.6
Lack of good health 43 2.8 1.6, 4.7
Fear of injury 23 3.3 1.6, 6.7

Analyses were adjusted for age, number of comorbidities, education, stage at cancer diagnosis, years out from diagnosis, and body mass index.