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Table 1 Demographic and psychosocial characteristic of the secondary school students

From: Associations between adolescents’ physical activity behavior and their perceptions of parental, peer and teacher support

Variable

Girls (N = 497)

Boys (N = 405)

 
 

Mean ± SD

p value

age [years]

16.36 ± 0.73

16.41 ± 0.71

0.3492a

height [cm]

167.55 ± 6.41

180.17 ± 7.34

< 0.0001a

weight [kg]

56.95 ± 7.80

70.79 ± 11.59

< 0.0001a

MVPA [days/week]

3.47 ± 1.67

3.82 ± 1.71

0.0026a

teachers support [sten]

5.58 ± 1.98

5.80 ± 2.07

0.1017a

parents support [sten]

5.94 ± 2.03

5.33 ± 2.05

< 0.0001a

peers support [sten]

6.07 ± 2.43

5.90 ± 2.29

0.2930a

 

% (N)

 

BMI [Cole]

  

< 0.0001b

underweight

21% (106)

14% (58)

0.0063c

normal weight

64% (316)

56% (226)

0.0145c

overweight

15% (75)

30% (121)

< 0.0001c

involvment in sports training

  

0.8168b

no training

20% (97)

19% (78)

amateur training

54% (211)

52% (211)

professional training

27% (116)

29% (116)

  1. BMI Body Mass Index values have been adjusted for age and gender, SD – standard deviation, *significant difference between genders: p < .05, a Mann-Whitney U test (Z), b chi-square test, c post-hoc test