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Table 4 Likelihood of adoption of health-preventive measures and behaviour

From: Perception of quality and adoption of health-preventive measures in gym-goers after the COVID-19 pandemic peak in Italy

  

Likelihood of adoption of health-preventive measures/behaviour

  

Very unlikely

Unlikely

Neutral

Likely

Very likely

p value

  

3.2%

10.8%

21.4%

41.3%

23.3%

 

Sex

Male

2.7

8.2

18.6

43.3

27.2

 
 

Female

3.3

13.2

24.4

39.8

19.3

 

Age

18–25

2.9

11

21.4

40.9

23.7

 
 

26–30

1.4

8.7

26.1

40.6

23.2

 
 

31–35

2.6

9.1

20.8

48.1

19.5

 
 

36–40

7.9

14.3

12.7

38.1

27

 
 

41–45

2

12

26

40

20

 
 

45–50

0

11.8

13.7

47.1

27.5

 
 

51–55

4.7

9.3

27.9

44.2

14

 
 

56–75

3.9

13

19.5

33

29.9

 

Education

Elementary school

0

0

30.8

61.5

7.7*

0.028

 

Middle school

3.3

9.8

20.3

43.1

23.5

 
 

High school

3.7

9

23

40.7

23.6

 
 

University

2

16.2

19.1

38.7

24*

0.041

 

PhD or similar

0

6.7

15.6

64.4

13.3

 

Occupation

Manager

0

57.1

7.1

31

4.8*

0.008

 

Salary employed

3.5

10

22.3

41.2

22.9

 
 

Self-employed

1.7

11.3

21.7

40

25.2*

0.009

 

Unemployed

3.7

12.8

32.1

34.9

16.5

 
 

Retired

6.1

9.1

18.2

36.4

0*

0.04

 

Student

2.8

7.8

21.8

42.6

25.1

 
 

Armed forces

0

16.7

16.7

50

16.7

 

IPAQ

Light PA

7.8

34.4

29.5

18.4

9.8*

0.0061

 

Moderate PA

1.9

5.2

21.8

46.3

24.7

 
 

Vigorous PA

2.4

5.8

16.1

46.6

29.1*

0.001

Frequency

Every day

5.4

5.4

14.3

42.9

32.1

 
 

3–5 times a week

2.7

9.7

21.9

41.1

24.6

 
 

2 times a week

3.1

15

20.6

41.8

19.5

 
 

1 time a week

3.8

3.8

30.8

46.2

15.4

 
 

Occasionally

3.7

11.1

24.1

35.2

25.9

 

Duration exercise

 < 1 h

1.4

15.2

25.6

39.2

18.5

 
 

1–2 h

1.8

10.4

21.3

41.8

24.6

 
 

 > 2 h

3.7

5.5

17.4

48.6

24.8

0000000

0.04

Time of the day

Before 1 pm

5.2

3.9

18.2

44.8

27.9

 
 

Between 1 −5 pm

1.9

4.7

19.7

46.9

26.8

 
 

Between 17–21

2.7

6.5

20.2

44.1

26.6

0.028

 

No preference

5

5.6

20

46.9

22.5

 

RPE Borg

Very light (< 20)

2.6

17.6

23.5

32*

24.2

0.08

 

Light (10–11)

1.7

8.5

25.6

44.3

19.9

 
 

Moderate (12–13)

1.7

10

19.7

44.8*

23.8

0.034

 

High (14–16)

3.8

7

21.9

42.4

24.8

 
 

Very High (17–19)

4.1

16.2

18

40.6

21.1

 
 

Maximal (20)

0

7.4

22.2

37

33.3

 

General Comfort perception

Very poor

0

10

20

50

20

 
 

Poor

3.7

3.7

25.9

44.4

22.2

 
 

Acceptable

2.3

5.7

17

42

33

 
 

Good

6.6

1.6

16.4

45.9

29.5

 
 

Very good

6.7

3.3

16.7

40

33.3

 

Perceived quality of the gym

Very poor

96.2

0

0

3.8

0

 
 

Poor

2.1

18.8

37.5

29.2

12.5

 
 

Acceptable

1.5

24.4

26.9

33.1

14.2

 
 

Good

1.3

10

22.5

44.3

21.8

 
 

Very good

1.2

4

17.1

46.1

31.7

0.001

  1. *Statistic significance p-value < 0.05