Table 2. General characteristics of participants at onset of fitness club membership divided into physical fitness testing and control group.
| Variables |
Physical fitness testing (n = 125) |
Control group (n = 125) |
p |
| Mean |
SD |
Range |
Mean |
SD |
Range |
| Age (years) |
36.8 |
11.0 |
18.0 – 71.0 |
36.0 |
11.5 |
18.0 – 64.0 |
0.606 |
| Mean BMI (kg/m2) |
25.0 |
3.9 |
19.2 – 45.2 |
26.2 |
4.8 |
17.6 – 46.7 |
0.041 |
|
n |
% |
|
n |
% |
|
|
| Middle aged (45 to 65 years) |
26 |
20.8 |
|
29 |
23.2 |
|
0.760 |
| Gender (men) |
62 |
49.6 |
|
63 |
50.4 |
|
1.000 |
| BMI (kg/m2) ≥25 (overweight) |
45 |
36.0 |
|
45 |
36.0 |
|
1.000 |
| BMI (kg/m2) ≥30 (obese) |
12 |
9.6 |
|
24 |
19.2 |
|
0.048 |
| High educational level (≥4 years of higher education) |
57 |
45.6 |
|
45 |
36.0 |
|
0.157 |
| High household income (≥100 000 US dollar per year) |
41 |
32.8 |
|
51 |
40.8 |
|
0.238 |
| Spouse/partner |
82 |
65.6 |
|
71 |
56.8 |
|
0.194 |
| Have children |
41 |
32.8 |
|
39 |
31.2 |
|
0.892 |
| Full-time employed |
69 |
55.2 |
|
72 |
57.6 |
|
0.799 |
| Current smoker (yes) |
7 |
5.6 |
|
12 |
9.6 |
|
0.340 |
| Previously member at another fitness club |
81 |
64.8 |
|
83 |
66.4 |
|
0.247 |
