Factors associated with physical activity amongst patients with hypertension in two community health centres in uMgungundlovu health district, KwaZulu-Natal, 2018

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Table 1: Participants’ sociodemographic characteristics

Variable	Characteristics	Frequency	Percentage
Age	18−34 35–50 51–69	10 79 284	2.7 21.3 76.0
Gender	Male Female	112 261	30.0 70.0
Marital status	Single	89	23.9
	Married	182	48.8
	Divorced	26	7.0
	Widowed	76	20.4
Employment	Employed	91	24.4
	Not employed	253	67.8
	Self-employed	29	7.8
Education levels	No formal education	35	9.4
	Primary	116	31.1
	Secondary	160	42.9
	Tertiary	62	16.6
Dwelling place	Rural	118	31.6
	Urban	254	68.1

Table 2: Levels of participation in physical activity

Level of physical activity	Percentage %	Median MET-mins/week (IQR)	Standard MET-mins/week
High	39.1	6 336.00 (5 742.00)	≥ 3 000
Moderate	32.4	1 462.00 (1 112.50)	≥ 2 999
Low	28.4	132.00 (305.25)	< 599

Table 3: Relationships between levels of physical activity and sociodemographic profile

Character	Physical activity score (%)			p-value
	Low	Moderate	High
	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)
Age:
18–34	0 (90.0)	0 (0.0)	10 (100)	< 0.001**
35–50	8 (9.1)	33 (37.5)	79 (53.4)
51–69	98 (34.5)	83 (29.2)	103 (36.3)
Gender:
Male	31 (27.7)	36 (32.1)	45 (40.2)	0.95
Female	75 (28.7)	80 (30.7)	106 (40.6)
Marital status:
Single	10 (11.2)	34 (38.2)	45 (50.6)	< 0.001**
Married	41 (22.5)	63 (34.6)	78 (42.9)
Divorced	8 (30.8)	6 (23.1)	12 (46.2)
Widowed	47 (61.8)	13 (17.1)	16 (21.1)
Employment status:
Employed	9 (9.9)	34 (37.4)	48 (52.7)	< 0.001**
Not employed	97 (38.3)	72 (28.5)	84 (33.2)
Self-employed	0 (0.0)	10 (34.5)	19 (65.5)
Level of education:
No formal education	15 (42.9)	6 (17.1)	14 (40.0)	0.004**
Primary	40 (34.5)	29 (25.0)	47 (40.5)
Secondary	40 (25.0)	50 (31.3)	70 (43.8)
Tertiary	11 (17.7)	31 (50.0)	20 (32.3)
Nature of dwelling place:
Rural	41 (34.7)	29 (24.6)	48 (40.7)	0.140
Urban	65 (25.6)	86 (33.9)	103 (40.6)

Table 4: Motivators of physical activity

Motivators to physical activity	Not a motivator n (%)	Slight motivator n (%)	Moderate motivator n (%)	Major motivator n (%)
I want to be healthy	36 (9.7)	37 (9.9)	61 (16.4)	238 (63.8)
I was told to exercise	77 (20.6)	62 (16.6)	130 (34.9)	104 (27.9)
I have someone to exercise with	97 (26.0)	65 (17.4)	141 (37.8)	70 (18.8)
I have money to go to the gym	180 (48.3)	52 (13.9)	70 (18.8)	71 (19.0)
I have time to exercise	206 (55.2)	43 (11.5)	93 (24.9)	31 (8.3)
I like exercising	181 (48.5)	62 (16.6)	64 (17.2)	66 (17.7)
I want to lose weight	200 (53.6)	46 (12.3)	77 (20.6)	50 (13.4)
I want to look good	188 (50.4)	57 (15.3)	38 (10.2)	90 (24.1)
Other	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)

Table 5: Barriers to physical activity

Barriers to physical activity	Not a barrier n (%)	Slight barrier n (%)	Moderate barrier n (%)	Major barrier n (%)
I have health problems	111 (29.8)	44 (11.8)	47 (12.6)	171 (45.8)
I do not have time	220 (59.0)	39 (10.5)	53 (14.2)	61 (16.4)
I have no one to exercise with	170 (45.6)	63 (16.9)	107 (28.7)	33 (8.8)
I have no access to a place to exercise	215 (57.6)	63 (16.9)	62 (16.6)	33 (8.8)
I feel unsafe	218 (58.4)	58 (15.5)	59 (15.8)	37 (9.9)
I was not told of the importance of exercise	209 (56.0)	61 (16.4)	88 (23.6)	15 (4.0)
I get dizzy	244 (65.4)	45 (12.1)	21 (5.6)	63 (16.9)
I do not like exercising	254 (68.1)	25 (6.7)	54 (14.5)	40 (10.7)
I have no one to look after the children	258 (69.2)	55 (14.7)	29 (7.8)	31 (8.3)
Other	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)