Table 1: Socio-demographic characteristics and distribution of psychosocial factors of participants (N = 140).
|
Variable |
Frequency |
Percentage |
|
Sex |
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|
Male |
64 |
45.7 |
|
Female |
76 |
54.3 |
|
Marital status |
||
|
Single |
5 |
3.6 |
|
Married |
123 |
87.9 |
|
Widow/Widower |
12 |
8.6 |
|
Occupation |
||
|
Farming |
8 |
5.7 |
|
Civil Servant |
24 |
17.1 |
|
Trader/Artisan |
61 |
43.6 |
|
Retiree |
44 |
31.4 |
|
Schooling |
3 |
2.1 |
|
Educational level |
||
|
Primary |
20 |
14.3 |
|
Secondary |
58 |
41.4 |
|
Post-Secondary |
62 |
44.3 |
|
DpS |
||
|
Not depressed |
119 |
85.0 |
|
Depressed |
21 |
15.0 |
|
ESE |
||
|
Low |
60 |
42.9 |
|
Moderate |
40 |
28.6 |
|
High |
40 |
28.6 |
|
PEB |
||
|
Low |
30 |
21.4 |
|
Moderate |
60 |
42.9 |
|
High |
50 |
35.7 |
|
Anti-diabetic medication† |
||
|
Metformin |
85 |
60.7 |
|
Diabinese |
55 |
39.3 |
|
Miglitol |
35 |
25.0 |
|
Liraglutide |
28 |
20.0 |
Key: DpS: Depressed symptoms; ESE: Exercise self-efficacy; PEB: Perceived exercise benefit; †: Summation greater than 100% due to combinations of medications.