Table 3.
Preferences for physical activity programming.
| Meeting PA Guidelines |
p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | ||
| Importance of physical activity to personal healtha | <.0001 | ||
| Not at all important | 1 (0.7%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Not very important | 1 (0.7%) | 4 (1.1%) | |
| Somewhat important | 42 (30.7%) | 52 (14.1%) | |
| Important | 59 (43.1%) | 146 (39.7%) | |
| Very important | 34 (24.8%) | 166 (45.1%) | |
| Interest in joining a physical activity intervention assuming fit with schedule/location/preferencesb | |||
| .80 | |||
| Not at all interested | 14 (10.7%) | 38 (10.4%) | |
| Not very interested | 18 (13.7%) | 50 (13.7%) | |
| Somewhat interested | 42 (32.1%) | 104 (28.5%) | |
| Interested | 25 (19.1%) | 89 (24.4%) | |
| Very interested | 32 (24.4%) | 84 (23.0%) | |
| Reasons for joining a physical activity programc | |||
| Improve health | 98 (82.7%) | 267 (80.9%) | .99 |
| Lose weight | 94 (77.7%) | 235 (71.2%) | .15 |
| Increase energy | 89 (73.6%) | 232 (70.3%) | .48 |
| Support and motivation for PA | 45 (37.1%) | 146 (44.1%) | .16 |
| Meet new people | 28 (23.1%) | 74 (22.4%) | .80 |
| Other | 6 (5.0%) | 19 (5.8%) | .99 |
| Preferred delivery mode (Check up to 3)d | |||
| A group program that meets in person | 72 (63.7%) | 190 (58.4%) | .32 |
| A smartphone-based app | 31 (27.4%) | 117 (35.9%) | .11 |
| Printed materials in the mail | 33 (29.2%) | 94 (28.8%) | .99 |
| 25 (22.1%) | 75 (23.0%) | .89 | |
| Text messages | 17 (15.0%) | 65 (19.9%) | .27 |
| Phone calls with an individual coach | 14 (12.4%) | 43 (13.2%) | 1.00 |
| Social media | 11 (9.7%) | 39 (12.0%) | .61 |
| Preferred activities (Multi-check)e | |||
| Walking | 109 (83.2%) | 282 (77.7%) | .21 |
| Yoga | 82 (62.6%) | 231 (63.6%) | .83 |
| Strength training | 54 (41.2%) | 182 (50.1%) | .08 |
| Biking | 42 (32.1%) | 143 (39.4%) | .14 |
| Group aerobics class | 37 (28.2%) | 123 (33.9%) | .28 |
| Running | 15 (11.5%) | 63 (17.4%) | .13 |
| Importance of individual support from a coach? | |||
| Mean score (1-5 scale) | 2.9 (1.2) | 2.9 (1.1) | .77 |
a
Proportion of missing values: 0.4%
b
Proportion of missing values: 2.2%
c
Proportion of missing values ranges from 10.8-11.2%
d
N’s are the number of participants who indicated at least one preference. Percentages are calculated using these Ns as a denominator. Percentages sum to >1 within each column because participants could choose more than one option.
e
Proportion of missing values: 2.6%