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Table 4 Differences between men and women and factors that were significantly associated with the performance of outdoor recreational physical activity (four-fold table).

From: A gender perspective on factors that influence outdoor recreational physical activity among the elderly

Factor

Men

Pearson chi-square

p

Women

Pearson chi-square

p

Being able to bathe or shower independently

0.000

0.000

Being a non-smoker

0.031

0.170 n.s.

Having access to areas for country walks

0.002

0.000

Cohabiting or not

0.232 n.s.

0.000

Level of education

0.880 n.s.

0.000

Being able or unable to cover an unexpected cost

0.214 n.s.

0.014

Being part of a social network or not

0.576 n.s.

0.076 n.s.

Having fear of violence or not

0.888 n.s.

0.015

Having fear of falling or not

0.116 n.s.

0.000