Table 3.
Environmental characteristics of participants.
| (n = 226) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | n or mean ± SD |
% or (range) |
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| Information regarding PA community (public) servicesa | A lot | 226 | 4 | 1.8 |
| Some | 56 | 24.8 | ||
| Just a little | 106 | 46.9 | ||
| Little | 60 | 26.5 | ||
| Locations to perform PA in the vicinity of the residential areab | A lot | 225 | 41 | 18.2 |
| Some | 94 | 41.8 | ||
| Just a little | 70 | 31.1 | ||
| Little | 20 | 8.9 | ||
| Time taken to reach places for PA in the vicinity of the residential area (minutes)c | 134 | 13.3 ± 8.2 | (0–40) | |
| Locations to perform PA in the vicinity of the workplaced | A lot | 224 | 22 | 9.8 |
| Some | 59 | 26.3 | ||
| Just a little | 94 | 42.0 | ||
| Little | 49 | 21.9 | ||
| Time taken to reach places for PA in the vicinity of the workplace (minutes)e | 78 | 11.7 ± 7.0 | (1.0–35.0) | |
| Social support (scores) |
Superiors | 225 | 7.6 ± 2.4 | (3−12) |
| Co-workers | 7.6 ± 2.2 | (3–12) | ||
| Spouse, Family, Friends | 9.7 ± 2.2 | (3–12) | ||
| Neighborhood | 5.7 ± 2.3 | (3–12) | ||
PA: physical activity.
Missing data were excluded in each analysis.
a
Do you know about the services and projects related to exercise currently being implemented in the community by the government?
b
How many opportunities to be active or places that can be utilized for exercise are available in your area of residence?
c
Concerning your area of residence, what is the travel time to the exercise facilities/locations?
d
How many opportunities to be active or places that can be utilized for exercise are available in the vicinity of your workplace?
e
Concerning the vicinity of your workplace, what is the travel time to the exercise facilities/locations?