Table 3 Perceived quality of the gym (hygiene. adequacy and safety)

%

1.96

3.61

20.71

34.49

39.23

Sex

Male

3.7

10.1

1.6

21.2

63.3*

0.0008

Female

3.2

13.1

0.3

31.8

51.7*

0.001

Age

18–25

1.1

6.1

0.5

26.4

65.9*

0.043

26–30

13.9

2.2

0

39.4

44.5

31–35

12.8

3.8

1.3

24.4

57.7

36–40

6.3

3.2

1.6

49.2

39.7*

0.0076

41–45

3.6

7.7

0.8

27.7

60.2

45–50

4

4

2

26

64

51–55

2

30

0

14

54

56–75

0

16.3

4.7

32.6

46.5

Education

Elementary school

0

3.4

6

8.2

65.5*

0.0052

Middle school

2.1

3.1

3.1

44.8

46.9

High school

9

5.5

15.7

12.7

57.1

University

8.9

17.8

22.2

7.9

42.2*

0.027

PhD or similar

2.1

3.1

3.1

44.8

46.9

Occupation

Manager

0

6.3

10.7

21.3

30.8

Salary employed

2.7

4.7

18.3

33.2

41.2

Self-employed

0.9

4.4

15.8

41.2

37.7

Unemployed

2.8

6.4

26.6

23.9

40.4

Retired

6.1

0

30.3

27.3

36.4

Student

0

16.7

0

16.7

66.7*

0.040

Armed forces

0

7.1

14.3

59

19.5*

0.025

IPAQ

Light PA

4.3

5.4

0

9.1

58.1

Moderate PA

6.3

6.3

18.8

0.7

62.5

Vigorous PA

6

5.1

4.9

13.1

60.7

Time spent in the gym

 < 1 h

0.5

7.1

23.7

39.3

29.4*

0.009

1–2 h

0.7

2.9

21.2

34.4

40.8

 > 2 h

1.8

3.7

13.8

30.3

50.5*

0.0071

Time of the day in the gym

Before 1 pm

3.2

3.9

15.6

36.4

40.9

Between 1 −5 pm

0.5

2.4

9.4

36.8

50.9*

0.0083

Between 17–21

1.9

2.5

17.3

35.4

42.8*

0.004

No preference

3.1

1.9

22.5

33.1

39.4

Perception of exertion (RPE)

Very light (< 20)

2

3.8

7.8

11.6

48.3*

0.009

Light (10–11)

2.1

4.2

2.1

10.9

52.7

Moderate (12–13)

1

4.4

5.2

8.6

62.4

High (14–16)

2.1

6.7

5.9

10.2

61.3

Very High (17–19)

0

3.5

8.2

11.7

65.2*

0.014

Maximal (20)

0

7.7

3.8

15.4

50

General Comfort perception

Very poor

0

10

20

50

20

Poor

3.7

11.1

51.9

18.5

14.8*

0.04

Acceptable

2.3

13.6

26.1

29.5

28.4

Good

4.9

3.3

18

32.8

41

Very good

6.7

0

10

23.3

60*

0.007