Table 3.

Exercise engagement overall and by subgroups of rural cancer survivors.

	n	Moderate-to-Vigorous Intensity PA (Minutes/Week)					Meeting AET Guidelines			Meeting RET Guidelines
		Mean	SD	Difference	95% CI	p	n	%	p	n	%	p
Overall	72	142.4	263.1				27	38		7	10
Subgroups’
Age
≤66.5 years	34	119.9	168.7	−61.8	−191.9 to 68.3	0.35	14	21	0.08	4	6	1.0
>66.5 years	34	181.6	340.4				13	19		3	4
Income
<$40,000/year	26	156.0	345.7	1.7	−137.9 to 141.3	0.98	8	12	0.22	3	5	1.0
≥$40,000/year	39	154.2	218.1				18	28		4	6
Exercise Limitations
≤2 limitations	42	159.3	190.9	40.6	−85.3 to 166.6	0.52	20	28	0.04 1	5	7	0.69
>2 limitations	30	118.7	342.0				7	10		2	3
Medication Use
≤2 medications	50	162.4	209.1	65.6	−68.7 to 199.9	0.33	24	33	0.008	6	8	0.63
>2 medications	22	96.8	359.0				3	4		1	1
Fatigue Score (/10)
0–2	20	190.3	189.5	26.8	−142.0 to 195.6	0.23 2	13	18	0.015	3	4	0.30
3–5	33	163.5	344.9	108.2	−56.0 to 272.4		9	13		4	6
6–10	19	55.3	110.6				5	7		0	0
Cancer Diagnosis
Breast cancer	35	134.3	216.8	−15.7	−108.8 to 140.3	0.80	13	18	0.95	3	4	1.0
Other cancers	37	150.0	303.3				14	19		4	6
Cancer Stage
Local (Stages I–III)	45	180.7	303.7	94.8	−39.1 to 228.8	0.16	22	32	0.02	6	9	0.41
Metastatic (Stage IV)	24	85.8	170.0				5	7		1	1
Cancer Side Effects
≤2 side effects	42	135.7	204.5	−16.0	−142.2 to 110.3	0.80	17	24	0.54	7	10	0.04
>2 side effects	30	151.7	332.0				10	14		0
Perceived Exercise Benefit: General Health
No/Unsure	30	148.3	335.6	−0.4	−130.8 to 130.0	1.0	9	13	0.17	3	4	1.0
Yes	39	148.7	204.2				18	26		4	6
Perceived Exercise Benefit: Cancer-Related
No	20	194.0	396.4	75.9	−85.3 to 237.2	0.35	7	13	0.90	2	4	1.0
Yes	36	118.1	207.5				12	21		4	7
Current PA Goals
No Increase in PA	25	204.8	354.7	86.9	−48.9 to 222.7	0.21	12	18	0.23	4	6	0.41
Increase in PA	42	117.9	203.0				14	21		3	4
Current Exercise Motivators
≤3 motivators	39	118.9	291.4	−51.3	−175.7 to 73.0	0.41	11	15	0.08	2	3	0.24
>3 motivators	33	170.2	226.4				16	22		5	7
Exercise Facilitating Factors
≤1 facilitator required	43	141.6	292.6	−1.8	−128.8 to 125.2	0.98	15	21	0.58	3	4	0.43
>1 facilitator required	29	143.5	217.0				12	17		4	6
Interest in Community Exercise Program
No/Unsure	31	150.2	321.7	2.9	−127.1 to 132.9	0.96	10	14	0.29	4	6	0.69
Yes	38	147.2	217.3				17	25		3	4

¹ Bolded values represent significant differences between subgroups; ² Comparison between all three groups using one-way ANOVA.