Table 2 Participants' perceptions of their lifestyle, health benefits of PA, need and attempt to increase their PA for health benefits
|  | Males (N = 189) | Females (N = 220) | Total (N = 409) |
|---|---|---|---|
Perceived lifestyle, n (%) | |||
Active | 164 (86.8) | 200 (90.9) | 364 (89) |
Sedentary | 25 (13.2) | 20 (09.1) | 45 (11) |
Health benefits of PA, n (%) | |||
Yes | 174 (92.1) | 204 (92.7) | 378 (92.4) |
No | 7 (03.7) | 6 (02.7) | 13 (03.2) |
Don’t know | 8 (4.2) | 10 (4.5) | 18 (4.4) |
Need to increase their PA for health benefits, n (%) | |||
Yes | 26 (13.7) | 17 (7.7) | 43 (10.5) |
No | 153 (81.0) | 187 (85) | 340 (83.1) |
Don’t know | 10 (5.3) | 16 (07.3) | 26 (06.4) |
*Attempted to increase PA in the previous six months (n = 43; males 26, females 17), n (%) | |||
Yes | 13 (50) | 4 (23.5) | 17 (39.5) |
No | 13 (50) | 13 (76.5) | 26 (60.5) |