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Table 2 Associations between Physical Fitness Index, demographics and Physical Activity behaviour

From: A cross-sectional study of low physical fitness, self-rated fitness and psychosocial factors in a sample of Finnish 18- to 64-year-old men

 

Low PFI (N = 172)

Moderate PFI (N = 386)

High PFI (N = 341)

Total (N = 899)

p1

 

f (%)

f (%)

f (%)

f (%)

(Χ2)

Age

     

18-34

48 (27.9)

103 (26.7)

106 (31.1)

257 (28.6)

ns

35-49

65 (37.8)

140 (36.3)

120 (35.2)

325 (36.2)

 

50-64

59 (34.3)

143 (37.0)

115 (33.7)

325 (36.2)

 

Education

     

Low (-9 year)

16 (9.8)

37 (10.2)

29 (8.8)

82 (9.6)

0.003

Medium (9–12 year)

88 (53.7)

202 (56.0)

140 (42.9)

430 (50.5)

(16.4)

High (12- year)

60 (36.6)

123 (33.8)

88 (48.3)

213 (39.9)

 

Chronic diseases

     

No or not reported

129 (75.0)

309 (80.9)

292 (85.9)

731(81.8)

0.009

at least one

43 (25.0)

73 (18.9)

48 (14.1)

164(18.2)

(9.4)

BMI

     

<25

14 (8.1)

130 (33.8)

231 (67.7)

375 (41.8)

<0.001

25-29,9

60 (34.9)

215 (57.2)

109 (32.0)

386 (43.0)

(389.5)

≥30

98 (57.0)

38 (9.9)

1 (0.3)

137 (15.3)

 

Activity level

     

<1 h/week

70 (40.7)

68 (17.6)

1 (0.3)

139 (15.6)

<0.001

1-3 h/week

71 (41.3)

224 (58.0)

115 (33.7)

410 (45.4)

(251.6)

>3 h/week

31 (18.0)

94 (24.4)

225 (66.0)

350 (38.9)

 

Frequency of strength training

     

at least 3 times/wk

32 (18.5)

116 (30.4)

146 (42.9)

294 (32.8)

<0.001

1-2 times/wk

55 (31.6)

139 (36.4)

129 (37.9)

323 (36.1)

(45.4)

less than once a week

86 (49.7)

127 (33.2)

65 (19.1)

278 (31.1)

 

Commuting to work by walking or cycling/ week

     

≤ 1 h /wk

143 (83.1)

284 (73.6)

192 (56.3)

619 (68.9)

<0.001

> 1 h/wk

29 (16.9)

102 (26.4)

149 (43.7)

280 (31.1)

(44.7)

Motivational readiness

     

No intention to increase PA

8 (4.7)

42 (11.0)

58 (17.2)

108 (12.1)

<0.001

Intention to increase PA

56 (32.6)

91 (23.9)

41 (12.1)

188 (21.1)

(114.1)

Tried to increase PA

75 (43.6)

146 (38.3)

89 (26.3)

310 (34.8)

 

Increased PA during the past year

30 (17.4)

69 (18.1)

62 (18.3)

161 (18.1)

 

PA on regular basis

3 (1.7)

33 (8.7)

88 (26.0)

124 (13.9)

 
  1. F = frequencies,% = percentage, p1 = significance tested by chi square-test, Χ2 = chi square, ns = no significant.