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Table 2 Correlation among study variables

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

variable

1

2

3

4

5

6

1. MVPA [days/week]

     

2. teachers support (sten)

0.15*a

    

3. parents support (sten)

0.12*a

0.20*a

   

4. peers support (sten)

0.09*a

0.19*a

0.37*a

  

5. BMI [Cole]

0.24*b

0.17b

0.07b

0.06b

 

underweight vs normal weight

0.25*b

     

underweight vs overweight

      

normal weight vs overweight

      

6. involvement in sports training

0.85*b

0.10b

0.19b

0.07b

1.18c

no training vs amateur training

0.57*b

     

no training vs professional training

0.90*b

     

amateur training vs professional training

0.31*b

     

7. gender

3.01*d

1.64d

−4.30*d

−1.05d

30.73*c

0.40c

Mean

3.62

5.68

5.66

6.00

  

SD

1.698

2.022

2.060

2.369

  

range (min-max)

0–7

2–10

1–10

1–10

  
  1. * - p < 0.05, a Spearman’s R, b effect size (d), c chi-square test, d Mann-Whitney U test (Z)