Table 3.
Frequency of health problems by behavior change groups and control group (neither PA nor diet)
| Increased PA | Changed Diet | PA + Diet | Neither PA nor Diet | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | N | % | |
| Entire sample | 258 | 17.3 | 268 | 18.0 | 825 | 55.4 | 137 | 9.2 | 1488 | |
| Metabolic problems | 160 | 13.4 | 219 | 18.4 | 723 | 60.7 | 90 | 7.6 | 1192 | 79.5 |
| Physiological problems | 121 | 19.3 | 127 | 20.3 | 302 | 48.2 | 77 | 12.3 | 627 | 42.1 |
| Psychological problems | 78 | 17.4 | 81 | 18.1 | 253 | 56.6 | 35 | 7.8 | 447 | 30.0 |
| Sleep problems | 45 | 17.8 | 44 | 17.4 | 145 | 57.3 | 19 | 7.5 | 253 | 17.0 |
| Asthma/breathing | 47 | 19.3 | 53 | 21.8 | 130 | 53.5 | 13 | 5.3 | 243 | 16.8 |
| Fall prevention | 21 | 20.2 | 19 | 18.3 | 46 | 44.2 | 18 | 17.3 | 104 | 7.2 |
| Smoking | 13 | 19.4 | 14 | 20.9 | 33 | 49.3 | 7 | 10.4 | 67 | 4.6 |
N = 1488. PA physical activity