Table 1 Descriptive data among Female and Male Fitness Instructors

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Age (years)

36.10 ± 11.92

39.19 ± 13.66

35.29 ± 11.28

3.90

0.46, 7.33

0.026

Body weight (kg)

69.00 ± 12.89

84.84 ± 8.51

64.57 ± 10.15

20.27

17.42, 23.12

<0.001

BMI (kg/m²)

23.58 ± 3.33

25.89 ± 2.43

22.93 ± 3.27

2.95

2.05, 3.85

<0.001

Personal exercise hours (not including instructing classes), hours/week

6.88 ± 7.26

6.59 ± 4.36

6.97 ± 7.90

0.37

1.17, 1.93

0.632

Instructing classes, hours/week

8.15 ± 10.58

9.45 ± 13.52

7.81 ± 9.62

1.64

1.43, 4.71

0.294

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

High educational level (≥3 years of higher education)

172 (63.7)

33 (55.9)

138 (65.7)

0.290

Higher exercise education level (≥3 year of higher education)

64 (23.7)

14 (23.7)

50 (23.8)

0.856

Distribution of professions

0.946

Personal trainer

36 (13.3)

7 (11.9)

29 (13.8)

Group exercise instructor

181 (67.1)

41 (69.5)

139 (66.2)

Both professions

53 (19.6)

11 (18.6)

42 (20.0)