Table 3.

Most common (dis)incentives of the study participants (≥70% of subjects that [strongly] agree)

Statement	Type of item	% subjects (n=133)	% subjects at risk of sarcopenia (n=17)	% subjects not at risk of sarcopenia (n=96)	% frail subjects (n=39)	% not frail subjects (n=74)
Physical exercise can help me to perform activities of daily living as long as possible	Intra	92.0	88.2	92.7	94.9	90.5
Physical exercise contributes to healthy aging	Intra	91.2	94.1	90.6	89.7	91.9
Physical exercise can help me to increase my lifespan	Intra	81.4	88.2	80.2	82.1	81.1
The recommendation of a doctor can encourage me to take nutritional supplements/eat healthy	Inter	76.1	70.6	77.1	84.6	71.6
The follow-up by a doctor can encourage me to take nutritional supplements/eat healthy	Inter	70.8	76.5	69.8	94.4	68.9
I consider myself physically able to participate in a physical exercise program	Intra	58.4	76.5	55.2	69.2	52.7
Healthy eating/nutritional supplementation contributes to healthy aging	Intra	61.6	58.8	62.1	76.9	53.4
Physical exercise can help me to prevent falls	Intra	69.0	64.7	69.8	61.5	73.0

Notes: “% subjects” is the percentage of subjects that agree or strongly agree with the statement; n, number of subjects; bold highlights numbers ≥70%. Intra, intrapersonal statement; Inter, interpersonal statement.