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Table 4 Motivations to Exercise – Mean Composite Scores with Standard Deviations at End of Residential Programme, Overall, by Initial BMI category, Percentage Weight Loss and Fitness Test Results

From: Motivations to exercise in young men following a residential weight loss programme conducted in National Service - a mixed methods study

 

Overall

Initial BMI Category

Weight Loss

Fitness Test Result

–

< 30 kg/m2

≥30 kg/m2

< 10% loss

10–15% loss

>  15% loss

<50pts

≥50pts

N (%)

487 (100)

183 (38)

304 (62)

99 (20)

203 (42)

185 (38)

239 (49)

248 (51)

Amotivation (SD)

1.7 (0.7)

1.7 (0.8)

1.7 (0.7)

1.7 (0.8)

1.7 (0.7)

1.6 (0.6)

1.8 (0.8)

1.6 (0.6)$

External Regulation (SD)

2.3 (0.8)

2.3 (0.8)

2.3 (0.8)

2.2 (0.8)

2.2 (0.8)

2.4 (0.9)

2.4 (0.9)

2.2 (0.8)

Introjected Regulation (SD)

3.0 (1.0)

3.1 (1.0)

3.0 (1.0)

3.0 (1.0)

3.0 (1.0)

3.1 (1.0)

2.8 (1.0)

3.2 (0.9)*

Identified Regulation (SD)

3.7 (0.7)

3.7 (0.7)

3.7 (0.7)

3.7 (0.8)

3.7 (0.7)

3.7 (0.6)

3.5 (0.7)

3.9 (0.7)*

Integrated Regulation (SD)

2.9 (0.9)

2.9 (1.0)

2.9 (1.0)

2.8 (1.0)

2.8 (1.0)

3.0 (0.9)

2.6 (0.9)

3.2 (0.9)*

Intrinsic Motivation (SD)

3.3 (0.9)

3.3 (0.9)

3.3 (0.9)

3.3 (0.9)

3.3 (0.9)

3.3 (0.8)

3.0 (0.8)

3.6 (0.8)*

  1. BMI Body mass index
  2. BREQ-3 Behavioural Regulations in Exercise Questionnaire 3
  3. $ p < 0.01
  4. * p < 0.001