Table 3.
Motives and barriers to exercise by the sedentary status. Values are N [%]. Variables with italics were included in PCA
| Characteristic | All (n = 616) | Sedentary, sitting time ≥ 5 h | Non-sedentary, sitting time ≤ 2 h | p* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 179) | (n = 172) | |||
| Lack of other personal factors; restricting | ||||
| Lack of interest | 406 (66.7) | 144 (80.9) | 86 (50.0) | <0.001 |
| Lack of sports skills | 221 (36.7) | 73 (42.0) | 48 (27.9) | 0.006 |
| Lack of appropriate sports type | 235 (38.8) | 85 (48.0) | 52 (30.6) | 0.001 |
| Lack of knowledge | 199 (32.9) | 79 (44.6) | 37 (21.6) | <0.001 |
| Laziness | 493 (81.2) | 162 (91.0) | 116 (67.8) | <0.001 |
| Appearance; motivating | ||||
| Enhancing exterior | 530 (87.5) | 151 (85.8) | 155 (91.2) | 0.118 |
| Enhancing sexual attraction | 487 (81.7) | 130 (76.0) | 143 (86.7) | 0.012 |
| Losing weight | 357 (58.5) | 106 (59.9) | 102 (59.6) | 0.964 |
| Health promotion; motivating | ||||
| Enhancing health | 590 (96.9) | 168 (94.9) | 168 (98.2) | 0.140 |
| Enhancing mood | 535 (88.3) | 149 (84.2) | 154 (91.7) | 0.034 |
| Enhancing energy | 555 (91.3) | 158 (89.3) | 160 (94.1) | 0.103 |
| Enjoying the good feeling | 550 (90.8) | 152 (86.4) | 161 (94.2) | 0.015 |
| Relieving stress | 510 (84.2) | 138 (78.0) | 154 (91.1) | 0.001 |
| Fitness improvement; motivating | ||||
| Competing | 357 (59.0) | 80 (44.9) | 116 (68.2) | <0.001 |
| Enhancing muscle mass | 567 (93.0) | 153 (86.4) | 164 (95.9) | 0.002 |
| Enhancing physical fitness | 566 (93.6) | 160 (89.4) | 159 (94.1) | 0.113 |
| Physical education motivated to exercise | 115 (19.0) | 22 (12.6) | 43 (25.3) | 0.003 |
*p-values (sedentary vs. non-sedentary groups) from independent samples t-test or crosstabs chi-squared tests. Fisher’s Exact Test was used, if n ≤ 5. Numbers do not match due to missing values