Table 5.
Differentiation of scale scores according to demographic characteristics
| Demographic characteristics | n | Physical activity positive attitude | Physical activity negative attitude | Family Nutrition and Physical Activity Screening Scale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child’s gender | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | |
| Male | 313 | 3.71 ± 0.86 | 2.51 ± 0.90 | 51.89 ± 7.78 |
| Female | 320 | 3.79 ± 0.91 | 2.42 ± 0.95 | 52.99 ± 7.50 |
| t= | −1.101 | 1.171 | −1.799 | |
| p= | 0.272 | 0.242 | 0.072 | |
| Place of residence | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | |
| City centre | 321 | 4.07 ± 0.88 | 2.18 ± 0.91 | 54.64 ± 8.43 |
| District | 249 | 3.37 ± 0.68 | 2.83 ± 0.76 | 50.05 ± 6.21 |
| Village | 63 | 3.64 ± 1.03 | 2.47 ± 1.09 | 50.76 ± 5.07 |
| F= | 51.751 | 38.988 | 29.228 | |
| p= | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| PostHoc= | 1 > 2, 3 > 2, 1 > 3 (p < 0.05) | 2 > 1, 3 > 1, 2 > 3 (p < 0.05) | 1 > 2, 1 > 3 (p < 0.05) | |
| Mother’s education level | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | |
| Primary school | 178 | 3.84 ± 0.92 | 2.32 ± 1.03 | 52.23 ± 8.00 |
| Secondary school | 172 | 3.56 ± 0.75 | 2.66 ± 0.74 | 50.41 ± 6.74 |
| High school | 125 | 3.48 ± 0.80 | 2.77 ± 0.87 | 51.63 ± 6.92 |
| Bachelor’s degree and higher | 158 | 4.06 ± 0.93 | 2.18 ± 0.91 | 55.55 ± 7.85 |
| F= | 14.627 | 14.411 | 14.046 | |
| p= | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| PostHoc= | 4 > 1, 1 > 2, 4 > 2, 1 > 3, 4 > 3 (p < 0.05) | 2 > 1, 3 > 1, 2 > 4, 3 > 4 (p < 0.05) | 4 > 1, 1 > 2, 4 > 2, 4 > 3 (p < 0.05) | |
| Father’s education level | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | |
| Primary school | 87 | 4.02 ± 1.04 | 2.28 ± 1.15 | 55.13 ± 8.28 |
| Secondary school | 163 | 3.64 ± 0.76 | 2.45 ± 0.85 | 49.85 ± 6.87 |
| High school | 179 | 3.52 ± 0.77 | 2.79 ± 0.76 | 51.15 ± 6.65 |
| Bachelor’s degree and higher | 204 | 3.92 ± 0.93 | 2.28 ± 0.94 | 54.51 ± 7.91 |
| F= | 10.596 | 11.838 | 17.777 | |
| p= | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| PostHoc= | 1 > 2, 4 > 2, 1 > 3, 4 > 3 (p < 0.05) | 3 > 1, 3 > 2, 3 > 4 (p < 0.05) | 1 > 2, 4 > 2, 1 > 3, 4 > 3 (p < 0.05) | |
| Employment status of mother | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | |
| Employed | 178 | 4.03 ± 0.99 | 2.15 ± 0.92 | 55.92 ± 8.49 |
| Not employed | 455 | 3.64 ± 0.82 | 2.59 ± 0.90 | 51.09 ± 6.85 |
| t= | 5.083 | −5.552 | 7.430 | |
| p= | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Employment status of father | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | |
| Employed | 587 | 3.77 ± 0.90 | 2.44 ± 0.92 | 52.78 ± 7.68 |
| Not employed | 46 | 3.41 ± 0.65 | 2.80 ± 0.88 | 48.22 ± 5.85 |
| t= | 2.680 | −2.594 | 3.936 | |
| p= | 0.001 | 0.009 | 0.000 | |
| Income | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | |
| Income is lower than expense | 81 | 3.55 ± 0.99 | 2.61 ± 1.05 | 49.77 ± 7.50 |
| Income equal to expenditure | 403 | 3.58 ± 0.80 | 2.63 ± 0.84 | 50.80 ± 6.58 |
| Income is higher than expense | 149 | 4.31 ± 0.82 | 1.92 ± 0.87 | 58.36 ± 7.46 |
| F= | 44.653 | 37.022 | 72.013 | |
| p= | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| PostHoc= | 3 > 1, 3 > 2 (p < 0.05) | 1 > 3, 2 > 3 (p < 0.05) | 3 > 1, 3 > 2 (p < 0.05) | |
| BMI | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | |
| Underweight | 342 | 3.94 ± 0.87 | 2.24 ± 0.91 | 53.65 ± 7.99 |
| Healthy weight | 252 | 3.56 ± 0.85 | 2.73 ± 0.92 | 51.25 ± 7.07 |
| Overweight | 39 | 3.23 ± 0.84 | 2.73 ± 0.57 | 49.62 ± 6.41 |
| F= | 21.957 | 23.638 | 10.280 | |
| p= | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| PostHoc= | 1 > 2, 1 > 3, 2 > 3 (p < 0.05) | 2 > 1, 3 > 1 (p < 0.05) | 1 > 2, 1 > 3 (p < 0.05) | |
| r/p | r/p | r/p | ||
| Age of the child | −0.097/0.014 | 0.034/0.397 | −0.120/0.003 | |
| Height | −0.014/0.718 | −0.033/0.404 | −0.173/0.000 | |
| Weight | −0.119/0.003 | 0.084/0.034 | −0.222/0.000 | |
| BMI | −0.113/0.004 | 0.106/0.008 | −0.109/0.006 | |
| Age of the mother | 0.054/0.178 | −0.075/0.060 | −0.079/0.046 | |
| Age of the father | 0.020/0.695 | −0.001/0.987 | −0.084/0.049 |
F Anova test, T Independent groups T-Test, PostHoc Tukey, LSD Pearson correlation analysis