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. 2018 Jun 28;13(6):e0199329. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0199329

Table 6. Perceived physical activity barrier sub-scales among urban female and male diabetic patients in Nepal (n = 270).

Perceived Barrier Items Total Female Male
Exercise Milieu Mean(SD) Mean(SD) Mean(SD)
9. Places for me to exercise are too far away 2.04(0.82) 2.23(0.88) 1.92(0.76)
12. I am too embarrassed to exercise 1.44(0.74) 1.64(0.86) 1.31(0.63)
14. It costs too much to exercise 1.46(0.62) 1.47(0.65) 1.44(0.60)
16. Exercise facilities do not have convenient schedule for me 2.44(0.99) 2.65(1.02) 2.31(0.94)
28. I think people in exercise cloths look funny 1.67(0.74) 1.73(0.75) 1.63(0.73)
42. There are too few places for me to exercise 2.13(0.88) 2.12(0.90) 2.13(0.87)
Time expenditure
4. Exercising takes too much of my time 2.42(0.92) 2.51(0.93) 2.36(0.90)
24. Exercise takes too much time from family relationships 2.19(0.93) 2.51(1.74) 1.98(0.77)
37. Exercise takes too much time from my family responsibilities 2.09(0.92) 2.36(1.05) 1.91(0.77)
Physical exertion
6. Exercise tires me 2.37(0.95) 2.71(0.94) 2.14(0.88)
19. I am fatigued by exercise 2.34(0.92) 2.70(0.96) 2.10(0.80)
40. Exercise is hard work for me 2.16(0.97) 2.43(0.99) 1.98(0.91)
Family discouragement
21. My spouse (or significant other) does not encourage exercising 1.33(0.80) 1.19(0.86) 1.41(0.75)
33. My family members do not encourage me to exercise 1.40(0.66) 1.40(0.67) 1.39(0.64)