Table 4 Baseline characteristics: insufficiently active participants vs. active participants
| Â | Insufficiently active participants | Active participants | P-valuea |
|---|---|---|---|
Sample size (n) | 161 | 297 | Â |
Demographic characteristics | |||
 Gender n, (%) | |||
  Female | 85 (52.8) | 176 (59.3) | 0.08 |
  Male | 76 (47.2) | 121 (40.7) |  |
 Age, mean ± SD (years) | 43 ± 10 | 46 ± 12 | 0.08 |
 Overweight (BMI ≥ 25) n, (%)b | |||
  Yes | 82 (50.9) | 119 (40.2) | 0.02* |
  No | 79 (49.1) | 177 (59.8) |  |
 Ethnicity n, (%)c | |||
  Dutch | 133 (93.0) | 224 (94.1) | 0.79 |
  Foreign | 10 (7.0) | 14 (5.9) |  |
 Chronic diseases n, (%)c | |||
  Yes | 23 (16.0) | 29 (12.1) | 0.28 |
  No | 121 (84.0) | 210 (87.9) |  |
 Education n, (%)c | |||
  Low-average | 77 (53.9) | 147 (61.5) | 0.14 |
  High | 66 (46.2) | 92 (38.5) |  |
Social factors | |||
 Regular sports participation of most… n, (%) | |||
 Family members | |||
  Yes | 111 (68.9) | 224 (75.4) | 0.11 |
  No | 50 (31.1) | 73 (24.6) |  |
 Friends | |||
  Yes | 115 (71.4) | 239 (80.5) | 0.02* |
  No | 46 (28.6) | 58 (19.5) |  |
 Supporting participant’s sport participation by most… n, (%) | |||
 Family members | |||
  Yes | 86 (53.4) | 150 (50.5) | 0.61 |
  No | 75 (46.6) | 147 (49.5) |  |
 Friends | |||
  Yes | 92 (57.1) | 146 (49.2) | 0.11 |
  No | 69 (42.9) | 151 (50.8) |  |
Sport history | |||
 Participation in sport before program n, (%) | |||
  Yes | 87 (54.0) | 238 (80.1) | < 0.001* |
  No | 74 (46.0) | 59 (19.9) |  |
 Member of a sports club n, (%) | |||
  Yes | 71 (44.1) | 158 (53.2) | 0.07 |
  No | 90 (55.9) | 139 (46.8) |  |
Physical activity | |||
 Light-intensity PA, mean ± SD (min/week) | 1967 ± 1361 | 1923 ± 1343 | 0.68 |
 Moderate-intensity PA, mean ± SD (min/week) | 101 ± 159 | 516 ± 714 | < 0.001* |
 Vigorous-intensity PA, mean ± SD (min/week) | 60 ± 79 | 391 ± 341 | < 0.001* |
 Total time spent in PA, mean ± SD (min/week) | 2128 ± 1378 | 2829 ± 1403 | < 0.001* |