Table 2.
Multivariate results for gender, age, exercise status, and exercise status by gender interaction.
| Effect | Wilks’ Lambda | F | df | p-value | Partial η2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 0.989 | 2.533 | 3, 689 | 0.056* | 0.011 |
| Age | 0.949 | 12.433 | 3, 689 | < 0.001** | 0.051 |
| Exercise status | 0.996 | 0.916 | 3, 689 | 0.433 | 0.004 |
| Exercise × Gender | 0.997 | 0.603 | 3, 689 | 0.613 | 0.003 |
*Although the multivariate effect did not reach the predefined level of statistical significance, the strong trend (p < 0.06) justified further examination of the univariate effects (Tabachnick and Fidell, 2013), which were statistically significant (see Table 3) for all three dependent measures. **Statistically significant.