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Table 2 Demographic predictors of exercise adherence

From: Predictors of adherence to prescribed exercise programs for older adults with medical or surgical indications for exercise: a systematic review

Study

Predictors

Direction

Theme

Casey et al. (2008) [32]

Age (years)

+

Age

 

Employed (vs not employed/retired)

0

Employment

 

Gender (male vs female)

0

Sex

Craike et al. (2016) [35]

Highest level of education (less than university degree vs university degree or higher)

0

Education

Fan et al. (2008) [36]

Age (per 1 year change)

0

Age

 

Female gender

0

Sex

 

Education reference: < high school

 

Education

 

High school

+

 
 

Some college

+

 
 

> College

+

 

Gallagher et al. (2003) [37]

Unemployed or retired (vs employed)

Employment

 

Age > 70 (vs 55–70)

Age

Hogg et al. (2012) [38]

Deprivation quintile (IMD score) reference: IMD 6.86–28.1

 

Social status

 

IMD 28.11–35.02

0

 
 

IMD 35.03–39.57

0

 
 

IMD 39.58–43.85

 
 

IMD 43.86–60.41

 

Jensen et al. (2016) [39]

Gender (women vs men)

0

Sex

 

Age (<70 vs ≥70)

0

Age

Mudge et al. (2013) [42]

Retired from workforce (vs “working” and “not working”)

+

Employment

 

Age <65 vs 65+

0

Age

 

Sex (male vs female)

0

Sex

 

Living alone vs living with family/others

0

Living status

Pakzad et al. (2013) [43]

Identity

0

 

Pickering et al. (2013) [45]

Gender (male vs female)

0

Sex

 

Living status (alone vs partner vs family/friends vs other)

0

Living status

 

Age multiplicative decrease per 10 years

Age

Selzler et al. (2016) [51]

Age (years)

0

Age

Selzler et al. (2012) [50]

Age (years)

+

Age

Tooth et al. (1992) [48]

Scale of status and prestige (high score = lower social standing)

Social status

 

Age (years)

0

Age

 

Education (years)

0

Education

van Montfort et al. (2016) [49]

Female sex (vs male)

0

Sex

 

Age (years)

Age

  1. IMD Index of Multiple Deprivation (0, the least deprived, to 86, the most deprived); scale of status and prestige (1 to 7, where 1 represents occupations of the highest social standing); + = significant positive effect; 0 = no significant effect; = significant negative effect