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Table 2 Univariate analyses of all study variables according to degree of self-report PA level

From: Associations between physical activity and motivation, competence, functioning, and apathy in inhabitants with mental illness from a rural municipality: a cross-sectional study

 

No PA (A)

n = 21

Low PA (B)

n = 43

Mod/high PA (C)

n = 36

χ2 / F / H

p

p

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

  

A vs. B

A vs. C

B vs. C

Motivational regulations for PA

 Integrated regulation

1.58

(1.12)

3.50

(2.48)

5.40

(2.20)

30.023

<0.001

0.003

<0.001

<0.001

 Identified regulation

4.88

(2.00)

5.75

(1.44)

5.88

(1.39)

4.824

0.090

   

 External regulation

1.39

(0.85)

1.85

(1.29)

1.50

(1.04)

3.983

0.136

   

Perceived competence for PA

4.10

(2.28)

5.46

(1.78)

6.46

1.17

18.790

<0.001

0.022b

<0.001

0.004

Functioning

7.85

(5.10)

7.02

(3.73)

6.42

(3.86)

0.976

0.614

   

Apathy

28.52

(7.71)

26.05

(8.42)

23.51

(7.38)

5.385

0.068

   

Agea

46.8

(13.7)

45.1

(11.7)

45.9

(10.9)

0.149

0.862

   

Gender (female [%])

47.6%

60.5%

69.5%

2.665

0.264

   

Marital status (relationship [%])

52.4%

39.5%

38.9%

1.179

0.555

   

Body mass index \( \left(\frac{m^2}{kg}\right) \)

26.69

(5.11)

29.64

(5.13)

29.68

(6.87)

3.434

0.180

   

Years of contacta

14.1

(5.5)

13.2

(5.1)

14.4

(7.1)

0.386

0.681

   

Number of hospitalisations

3.62

(3.57)

7.60

(11.82)

9.42

(17.65)

1.851

0.396

   

Accelerometer data (yes[%])

 

38.1%

 

48.8%

 

63.9%

3.838

0.147

   
  1. aNormally distributed variables. Bold types indicate significant test statistic. b not significant after Bonferroni correction. PA physical activity