Table 2 Exercise Benefits/Barriers Scale scores at Week 0, 10 and 20 during three lifestyle modification programs

EBBS Score

128 (14)

129 (11)

131 (11)

132 (14)

140 (13)

136 (14)

132 (14)

141 (12)

136 (14)

P < 0.001

P = 0.2

Benefits Score

91 (12)

89 (9)

89 (7)

86 (9)

91 (8)

89 (11)

93 (12)

97 (11)

92 (9)

P < 0.001

P = 0.3

Barriers Score

33 (4)*

30 (4)

28 (4)

31 (4)

25 (5)

26 (5)

30 (4)

25 (5)

26 (7)

P < 0.001

P = 0.3

 Life enhancement

3.15 (0.44)

3.15 (0.41)

3.07 (0.33)

3.25 (0.38)

3.34 (0.45)

3.09 (0.38)

3.28 (0.44)

3.37 (0.44)

3.11 (0.39)

P = 0.1

P = 0.2

 Physical performance

3.41 (0.44)

3.26 (0.38)

3.33 (0.34)

3.34 (0.41)

3.46 (0.41)

3.39 (0.37)

3.38 (0.41)

3.54 (0.37)**

3.36 (0.37)

P = 0.1

P = 0.04

 Psychological outlook

3.13 (0.48)

3.08 (0.23)

3.12 (0.32)

3.20 (0.46)

3.33 (0.28)

3.44 (0.33)

3.30 (0.45)

3.36 (0.38)

3.33 (0.38)

P < 0.001

P = 0.2

 Social interaction

2.44 (0.50)

2.36 (0.52)

2.61 (0.47)

2.65 (0.55)

2.75 (0.76)

2.71 (0.59)

2.60 (0.39)

2.68 (0.62)

2.76 (0.63)

P = 0.001

P = 0.4

 Preventative health

3.33 (0.59)

3.30 (0.38)

3.23 (0.35)

3.36 (0.48)

3.36 (0.41)

3.23 (0.37)

3.35 (0.45)

3.55 (0.48)

3.23 (0.40)

P = 0.6

P = 0.6

 Exercise milieu

2.16 (0.53)

2.08 (0.44)

1.90 (0.32)

2.06 (0.39)

1.73 (0.54)

1.67 (0.43)

1.95 (0.36)

1.69 (0.43)

1.69 (0.48)

P < 0.001

P = 0.5

 Time expenditure

2.36 (0.46)*

2.09 (0.50)

1.98 (0.39)

2.18 (0.52)

1.64 (0.38)

1.87 (0.49)

2.08 (0.34)

1.79 (0.58)

1.91 (0.72)

P = 0.003

P = 0.3

 Physical exertion

3.03 (0.63)

2.85 (0.37)

2.51 (0.49)

2.78 (0.50)

2.52 (0.53)

2.42 (0.44)

2.90 (0.63)

2.42 (0.45)

2.32 (0.53)

P < 0.001

P = 0.2

 Family discouragement

1.69 (0.56)

1.41 (0.49)

1.61 (0.61)

1.85 (0.38)

1.32 (0.46)

1.61 (0.70)

1.62 (0.42)

1.36 (0.50)

1.58 (0.69)

P = 0.6

P = 0.6