Table 3.

Influence of the covariates gender, age, and distance covered with app in the physical activity level, adherence to the Mediterranean diet (AMD), and psychological state.

Variables and time point		App use × gender					App use × age					App use × distance covered with app
		F test (df)	P value	95% CI difference	η2	F test (df)		P value	95% CI diff	η2	F test (df)		P value	95% CI difference	η2
Physical activity
	EGa	1.913 (1)	.17	–0.247 to 0.046	0.039	1.006 (1)		.32	–0.211 to 0.070	0.021	0.157 (1)		.69	–0.183 to 0.123	0.003
	CGb	0.842 (1)	.36	–0.222 to 0.083	0.018	1.973 (1)		.17	–0.249 to 0.044	0.040	—c		—	—	—
AMD
	EG	0.196 (1)	.66	–0.626 to 0.980	0.004	0.273 (1)		.60	–0.599to 1.020	0.006	3.120 (1)		.08	–0.115 to 1.766	0.062
	CG	4.576 (1)	.04	0.053 to 1.730	0.089	4.148 (1)		.05	0.010 to 1.701	0.081	—		—	—	—
Life satisfaction
	EG	0.010 (1)	.92	–1.535 to 1.388	<0.001	0.012 (1)		.91	–1.545 to 1.385	0.000	0.120 (1)		.73	–1.879 to 1.327	0.003
	CG	3.682 (1)	.06	–0.071 to 2.980	0.073	3.699 (1)		.06	–0.067 to 2.991	0.073	—		—	—	—
Competence
	EG	0.295 (1)	.59	–2.004 to 3.488	0.006	0.241 (1)		.63	–2.082 to 3.426	0.005	0.564 (1)		.46	–1.882 to 4.123	0.12
	CG	4.521 (1)	.04	0.163 to 5.896	0.088	4.723 (1)		.04	0.231 to 5.980	0.091	—		—	—	—
Autonomy
	EG	0.190 (1)	.89	–3.321 to 3.815	<0.001	0.000 (1)		.99	–3.609 to 3.551	0.000	0.035 (1)		.85	–3.550 to 4283	0.001
	CG	0.642 (1)	.43	–2.241 to 5.206	0.013	0.920 (1)		.34	–1.956 to 5.519	0.019	—		—	—	—
Relatedness
	EG	0.210 (1)	.65	–3.460 to 2.176	0.004	0.273 (1)		.60	–3.546 to 2.083	0.006	0.137 (1)		.71	–3.678 to 2.535	0.003
	CG	4.176 (1)	.047	0.046 to 5.929	0.082	4.459 (1)		.04	0.146 to 6.022	0.087	—		—	—	—

^aEG: experimental group.

^bCG: control group.

^cNot applicable.