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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

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Likelihood of adoption of health-preventive measures/behaviour

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Very unlikely

Unlikely

Neutral

Likely

Very likely

p value

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3.2%

10.8%

21.4%

41.3%

23.3%

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Sex

Male

2.7

8.2

18.6

43.3

27.2

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Female

3.3

13.2

24.4

39.8

19.3

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Age

18–25

2.9

11

21.4

40.9

23.7

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26–30

1.4

8.7

26.1

40.6

23.2

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31–35

2.6

9.1

20.8

48.1

19.5

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36–40

7.9

14.3

12.7

38.1

27

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41–45

2

12

26

40

20

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45–50

0

11.8

13.7

47.1

27.5

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51–55

4.7

9.3

27.9

44.2

14

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56–75

3.9

13

19.5

33

29.9

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Education

Elementary school

0

0

30.8

61.5

7.7*

0.028

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Middle school

3.3

9.8

20.3

43.1

23.5

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High school

3.7

9

23

40.7

23.6

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University

2

16.2

19.1

38.7

24*

0.041

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PhD or similar

0

6.7

15.6

64.4

13.3

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Occupation

Manager

0

57.1

7.1

31

4.8*

0.008

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Salary employed

3.5

10

22.3

41.2

22.9

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Self-employed

1.7

11.3

21.7

40

25.2*

0.009

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Unemployed

3.7

12.8

32.1

34.9

16.5

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Retired

6.1

9.1

18.2

36.4

0*

0.04

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Student

2.8

7.8

21.8

42.6

25.1

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Armed forces

0

16.7

16.7

50

16.7

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IPAQ

Light PA

7.8

34.4

29.5

18.4

9.8*

0.0061

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Moderate PA

1.9

5.2

21.8

46.3

24.7

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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

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3–5 times a week

2.7

9.7

21.9

41.1

24.6

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2 times a week

3.1

15

20.6

41.8

19.5

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1 time a week

3.8

3.8

30.8

46.2

15.4

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Occasionally

3.7

11.1

24.1

35.2

25.9

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Duration exercise

 < 1Ìýh

1.4

15.2

25.6

39.2

18.5

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1–2 h

1.8

10.4

21.3

41.8

24.6

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 > 2Ìýh

3.7

5.5

17.4

48.6

24.8

0000000

0.04

Time of the day

Before 1Ìýpm

5.2

3.9

18.2

44.8

27.9

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Between 1 −5Ìýpm

1.9

4.7

19.7

46.9

26.8

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Between 17–21

2.7

6.5

20.2

44.1

26.6

0.028

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No preference

5

5.6

20

46.9

22.5

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RPE Borg

Very light (< 20)

2.6

17.6

23.5

32*

24.2

0.08

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Light (10–11)

1.7

8.5

25.6

44.3

19.9

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Moderate (12–13)

1.7

10

19.7

44.8*

23.8

0.034

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High (14–16)

3.8

7

21.9

42.4

24.8

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Very High (17–19)

4.1

16.2

18

40.6

21.1

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Maximal (20)

0

7.4

22.2

37

33.3

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General Comfort perception

Very poor

0

10

20

50

20

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Poor

3.7

3.7

25.9

44.4

22.2

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Acceptable

2.3

5.7

17

42

33

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Good

6.6

1.6

16.4

45.9

29.5

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Very good

6.7

3.3

16.7

40

33.3

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Perceived quality of the gym

Very poor

96.2

0

0

3.8

0

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Poor

2.1

18.8

37.5

29.2

12.5

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Acceptable

1.5

24.4

26.9

33.1

14.2

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Good

1.3

10

22.5

44.3

21.8

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Very good

1.2

4

17.1

46.1

31.7

0.001

  1. *Statistic significance p-value < 0.05