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Table 2 Characteristics of respondents from the PROMOTE and RTC studies

From: Requirements for (web-based) physical activity interventions targeting adults above the age of 65 years – qualitative results regarding acceptance and needs of participants and non-participants

Charactersitsics

PROMOTE

(n = 266)

RTC

(n = 25)

Total

(n = 291)

Age, n (%)

  < 70 years

143 (53.7)

10 (40.0)

153 (52.6)

  ≥ 70 years

113 (42.5)

15 (60.0)

128 (44.0)

 Missing

10 (3.7)

 

10 (3.4)

Gender, n (%)

 Men

117 (44.0)

10 (40.0)

127 (43.6)

 Women

146 (55.0)

15 (60.0)

161 (55.3)

 Missing

3 (1.0)

 

3 (1.0)

Community, n (%)

 Obervieland

84 (31.6)

 

84 (28.9)

 Vahr

25 (9.4)

13 (52.0)

38 (13.1)

 Burglesum

35 (13.2)

10 (40.0)

45 (15.4)

 Achim

43 (16.2)

 

43 (14.8)

 Osterholz-Scharmbeck

79 (29.7)

2 (8.0)

81 (27.8)

Country of birth, n (%)

 Germany

256 (96.2)

23 (92.0)

279 (95.9)

 Other country

7 (2.6)

2 (8.0)

9 (3.1)

 Missing

3 (1.1)

 

3 (1.0)

Family status, n (%)

 Married, living together with spouse

198 (74.4)

11 (44.0)

209 (71.8)

 Married, separated from spouse or divorced

28 (10.5)

6 (24.0)

34 (11.7)

 Unmarried

8 (3.0)

2 (8.0)

10 (3.4)

 Widowed

28 (10.5)

6 (24.0)

34 (11.7)

 Missing

4 (1.5)

 

4 (1.4)

ISCED, n (%)

 Low

2 (0.8)

 

2 (0.7)

 Medium

121 (45.5)

19 (76.0)

140 (48.1)

 High

134 (50.4)

6 (24.0)

140 (48.1)

 Missing

9 (3.4)

 

9 (3.1)

WHO MVPA recommendations achieved, n (%)

 No

29 (10.9)

 

 Yes

235 (88.3)

 

 Missing

2 (0.8)

 

MVPA, n (%)

 Never

 

 Once a month

 

 Once a week

2 (8.0)

 

 2–3 times a week

7 (28.0)

 

 4 times a week or more often

10 (40.0)

 

 Daily

6 (24.0)

 

Intervention group PROMOTE, n (%)

 Intervention group 1

146 (54.9)

 

 Intervention group 2

120 (45.1)

 

Participants/Non-Participants RTC, n (%)

 Participants

8 (32.0)

 

 Non-partipants

17 (68.0)

 
  1. ISCED International Standard Classification of Education; MVPA moderate-to-vigorous PA; WHO World Health Organization; (−) no relevant data collected