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. 2021 May 17;18(10):5339. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18105339

Table 1.

Characteristics of Zumba participants (n = 193).

Variable N %
Sex Female 171 88.6
Male 22 11.4
Age (years) 30–39 65 33.7
Mean: 44.1(8.9) 40–49 70 36.3
Minimum Value: 30 50–59 50 25.9
Maximum Value: 81 60–69 6 3.1
≥70 2 1.0
Occupation [n = 191] Full-time work (Office work) 87 (32) 45.1 (16.6)
Part-time work 19 9.8
Housewife 39 20.2
Other work 20 10.4
None 26 13.5
Monthly Family Income [n = 190] None 6 3.1
(Philippines Peso) 0 < 10,000 42 21.8
(1 peso = about 0.02 US$) 10,000–20,000 61 31.6
20,000–40,000 60 31.1
>40,000 21 10.9
Final Education [n = 192] University completed 84 43.5
Average of schooling years: University uncompleted 47 24.4
12.2 (2.0) High school completed 44 22.8
High school uncompleted 15 7.8
Primary school completed 2 1.0
Number of family members 1 11 5.7
(Total individuals) [n = 185] 2–4 95 49.2
Mean: 4.6 5–9 71 36.8
10≥ 8 4.1
Medical History Diabetes 11 5.4
Hypertension 54 26.3
Heart Diseases 7 3.4
Cancer 1 0.5
Gastric Problem 5 2.4
Other Diseases 22 10.7
None 105 51.2
1 BMI [n = 189] 17.0–18.5 6 3.2
Mean: 25.3 (4.13) 18.5–25.0 88 46.6
Minimum Value: 17.0 25.0–30.0 70 37.0
Maximum Value: 38.3 30.0–35.0 21 11.1
35.0–40.0 4 2.1
2 GSE [n = 188] ≤19 1 0.5
[Score: 10–40] 20–24 4 2.1
Mean: 33.9 (4.1) 25–29 17 9.0
Minimum Value: 13 30–34 71 37.8
Maximum Value: 40 35–40 95 50.5
3 IPAQ [n = 173] Low physical activity 56 32.4
Excluding Zumba activity Moderatephysical activity 48 27.7
Vigorousphysical activity 69 39.9
Sitting Time (Hour) [n = 183] <3 65 39.1
Mean: 4.26 3–5 54 32.4
6–10 48 24.0
10≥ 16 9.6
Frequency of Zumba participation [n = 192] <1/week 9 4.7
Mean: 3.2 times/week (SD:1.5) 1/week 18 9.4
2/week 46 24.0
3/week 62 32.3
4/week 22 11.5
5/week 20 10.4
6/week 5 2.6
7/week 10 5.2
Duration of
Zumba participation [n = 193]
<6 months 33 17.1
6 months–1 year 27 14.0
1–5 years 82 42.5
5–10 years 41 21.2
≥10 years 10 5.2

1 BMI: Body Mass Index, 2 GSE: General Self-Efficacy, 3 IPAQ: International Physical Activity Questionnaire.