Table 3.
Means and standard deviations of health behaviors by level of moderate physical activity
| Low (0–1 times /week) |
Medium (2–4 times /week) |
High (≥5 times /week) |
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| n = 239 | n = 303 | n = 273 | |||||||
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| Measures | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | F | df | P |
| Alcohola | F = .53; df = 8, 1610; p = .83 | ||||||||
| Length | 2.58 | 1.81 | 2.35 | 1.79 | 2.39 | 1.80 | 1.19 | 2,812 | .30 |
| Frequency | 1.75 | 1.16 | 1.60 | 1.09 | 1.62 | 1.13 | 1.22 | 2,811 | .30 |
| Quantity | 2.69 | 2.94 | 2.48 | 2.90 | 2.45 | 2.85 | .52 | 2,810 | .60 |
| Heavy use | 1.36 | .88 | 1.31 | .84 | 1.33 | .90 | .24 | 2,811 | .79 |
| Cigarettesa | F = 1.12; df = 8, 1594; p = .34 | ||||||||
| Length | 1.48 | 1.22 | 1.40 | 1.09 | 1.36 | 1.07 | .82 | 2,812 | .44 |
| Frequency | 1.63 | 1.70 | 1.46 | 1.43 | 1.47 | 1.42 | 1.13 | 2,810 | .32 |
| Quantity | 1.36 | .96 | 1.25 | .73 | 1.23 | .68 | 1.99 | 2,811 | .14 |
| Heavy use | 1.18 | .78 | 1.08 | .50 | 1.07 | .44 | 2.71 | 2,803 | .07 |
| Marijuanaa | F = 1.09; df = 8,1600; p = .36 | ||||||||
| Length | 1.67 | 1.42 | 1.58 | 1.35 | 1.62 | 1.36 | .33 | 2,812 | .72 |
| Frequency | 1.51 | 1.40 | 1.34 | 1.03 | 1.38 | 1.07 | 1.61 | 2,808 | .20 |
| Quantity | 1.54 | 1.52 | 1.36 | 1.09 | 1.37 | 1.10 | 1.84 | 2,808 | .16 |
| Heavy use | 1.48 | 1.36 | 1.28 | .91 | 1.30 | .92 | 2.77 | 2,810 | .06 |
| Nutritionb | F = 2.12; df = 6,1618; p = .05 | ||||||||
| Fruits/vegetables | 4.47 | 2.50 | 4.78 | 2.42 | 4.91 | 2.51 | 2.07 | 2,812 | .13 |
| Good carbohydrate | 5.15 | 2.67 | 5.45 | 2.74 | 5.71 | 2.66 | 2.82 | 2,811 | .06 |
| Good fats | 4.13 | 2.59 | 4.61 | 2.60 | 4.96 | 2.69 | 6.42 | 2,812 | .00 |
| Sleepa | 3.63 | 1.10 | 3.55 | .98 | 3.56 | 1.06 | .41 | 2,810 | .67 |
| Stress managementb | 1.90 | .62 | 2.14 | .63 | 2.24 | .68 | 13.45 | 2,561 | .00 |