Table 4.
SPH and QoL compared in participants reporting regular and non-regular use at a fitness centre at 3, 6 and 12 months
| 3 months | 6 months | 12 months | |||||||
| Regular use (n=116) | Non-regular use (n=106) | P value | Regular use (n=80) | Non-regular use (n=125) | P value | Regular use (n=70) | Non-regular use (n=93) | P value | |
| SPH | |||||||||
| Mean score (SD) | 2.1 (0.7) | 2.4 (0.8) | 0.001 | 1.9 (0.7) | 2.3 (0.8) | 0.001 | 1.9 (0.7) | 2.4 (0.7) | <0.001 |
| High SPH, n (%) | 91 (78.4) | 67 (63.2) | 0.018 | 67 (83.8) | 85 (68.0) | 0.015 | 59 (84.3) | 57 (61.3) | 0.002 |
| Low SPH, n (%) | 25 (21.6) | 39 (36.7) | 13 (16.2) | 40 (32.0) | 11 (15.8) | 36 (38.7) | |||
| QoL | |||||||||
| Sum score QoL, mean (SD) | 22.5 (6) | 21.8 (7.6) | 0.469 | 22.6 (7.2) | 22.5 (6.8) | 0.954 | 25.1 (5.5) | 22.0 (7.0) | 0.002 |
| High QoL, n (%) | 39 (34.2) | 36 (34.0) | 1.000 | 35 (43.8) | 42 (33.6) | 0.177 | 34 (49.3) | 34 (36.6) | 0.144 |
| Low QoL, n (%) | 75 (65.8) | 70 (66.0) | 45 (56.2) | 83 (66.4) | 35 (50.7) | 59 (63.4) | |||
Results are shown in mean (SD) or n (%). Participants not reporting regular use of the fitness club were n = 2, n = 8 and n = 24 at 3, 6 and 12 months, respectively.
QoL, quality of life; SPH, self-perception of overall health.