Table 2.
Perceived barriers of inactive and active participants at six-month follow-up (dichotomized).
| Perceived barrier (“very strong barrier” or “strong barrier”) |
Inactive (n = 44) n (%) |
Active (n = 148) n (%) |
p value1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad weather | 12 (27%) | 16 (11%) | 0.005 ∗ |
| Tired | 26 (59%) | 27 (25%) | <0.001 ∗ |
| Activities with friends | 8 (18%) | 19 (13%) | 0.376 |
| Being ill | 21 (48%) | 85 (58%) | 0.276 |
| Not feeling like it | 17 (39%) | 20 (14%) | <0.001 ∗ |
| Too much work | 18 (41%) | 49 (33%) | 0.281 |
| Pain | 26 (59%) | 64 (43%) | 0.060 |
| Want to stay home | 17 (39%) | 15 (10%) | <0.001 ∗ |
| Bad mood | 9 (21%) | 21 (14%) | 0.302 |
| Injury | 12 (27%) | 58 (39%) | 0.125 |
| TV | 6 (14%) | 10 (7%) | 0.132 |
| Depressed | 16 (36%) | 26 (18%) | 0.006 ∗ |
| Stress | 22 (50%) | 46 (31%) | 0.014 ∗ |
| Partner against it | 3 (7%) | 4 (3%) | 0.202 |
| Sport field too far away | 8 (18%) | 10 (7%) | 0.019 ∗ |
| Too expensive | 14 (32%) | 21 (14%) | 0.004 ∗ |
| Difficult to organize | 8 (18%) | 14 (10%) | 0.100 |
| No sport partner | 6 (14%) | 10 (7%) | 0.132 |
| Forgot to do sport | 12 (27%) | 8 (5%) | <0.001 ∗ |
1Pearson chi squared; ∗p value < 0.05.