Table 3. The profile of male participants in the different training attendance
groups and in the dropout group, before the training programme started.
Percentage (%) of different variables.

 

Highly trained (n = 28)

Moderately trained (n = 20)

Low trained
(n = 16)

Male dropouts
(n = 22)

Age (years ± SD)

45 ± 7

44 ± 10

44 ± 7

41 ± 6

Body mass index (kg·m-2)

27 ± 3

27 ± 3

27 ± 3

28 ± 4

Smokers (%)

18

25

38

27

Previously physically active (%)

82

80

88

73

At present physically active (%)

71

75

75

50

Plenty/some physical leisure activity at present (%)

86

90

81

54

Employed (%)

89

90

88 **

59

Good perceived health (%)

72

75

75

68

Good perceived fitness (%)

36

50

44

9

Neck symptoms (%)

29

20

50

27

Shoulder symptoms (%)

39

25

56

23

Low back symptoms (%)

46

35

69

27

Knee symptoms (%)

32

25

13

14

Ankle symptoms (%)

11

15

25

27
** denotes p < 0.01 between the groups.