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. 2023 Jun 24;9(6):e17446. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e17446

Table 3.

Comparison of scores overall and for each of the four subscales of the Chinese version of the PHASe by demographics (n = 520).

Variable Factor 1a
Factor 2a
Factor 3a
Factor 4a
Total Score
Mean (SD) P ESb Mean (SD) P ESb Mean (SD) P ESb Mean (SD) P ESb Mean (SD) P ESb
Gender
 Men (n = 43) 19.56 (4.171) 0.476 0.11 15.07 (3.487) 0.009 0.38 6.47 (2.164) 0.081 0.28 15.33 (1.899) 0.749 0.05 56.42 (8.438) 0.218 0.18
 Women (n = 477) 19.09 (4.162) 16.27 (2.837) 7.08 (2.196) 15.42 (1.879) 57.86 (7.210)
Level of education
 Associate degree (n = 187) 18.65 (3.875) 0.052 0.18 15.85 (2.778) 0.058 0.17 7.02 (2.130) 0.978 0.00 15.41 (1.982) 0.988 0.00 56.94 (6.645) 0.052 0.17
 ≥ BSc degree (n = 333) 19.39 (4.295) 16.35 (2.972) 7.03 (2.238) 15.41 (1.684) 58.19 (7.647)
Smoking
 Currently/formerly (n = 15) 16.93 (4.061) 0.038 0.55 15.07 (3.955) 0.286 0.33 6.73 (1.831) 0.602 0.15 15.20 (1.781) 0.656 0.12 53.93 (8.102) 0.041 0.51
 Never (n = 505) 19.19 (4.149) 16.21 (2.873) 7.03 (2.209) 15.42 (1.883) 57.85 (7.274)
Adult care experience
 Yes (n = 262) 18.92 (4.122) 0.267 0.10 16.62 (2.465) <0.001 0.31 7.06 (2.158) 0.677 0.04 15.84 (1.764) <0.001 0.47 58.44 (6.945) 0.026 0.20
 No (n = 258) 19.33 (4.197) 15.72 (3.246) 6.98 (2.240) 14.98 (1.898) 57.02 (7.630)
Prior physical healthcare training
 Yes (n = 74) 19.91 (4.317) 0.081 0.22 16.53 (2.873) 0.259 0.14 7.18 (2.278) 0.525 0.08 16.09 (1.830) 0.001 0.43 59.70 (7.851) 0.012 0.31
 No (n = 446) 19.00 (4.124) 16.11 (2.917) 7.00 (2.186) 15.30 (1.865) 57.41 (7.186)
a

Factor 1 = Involvement in physical healthcare (six items), Factor 2 = Attitude to smoking (four items), Factor 3 = Perception of obstacles to engagement in physical healthcare (three items), and Factor 4 = Confidence in physical healthcare practice (six items).

b

ES = effect size.

c

BS = Bachelor of Science.