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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Dec 17.
Published in final edited form as: J Sch Health. 2010 Mar;80(3):10.1111/j.1746-1561.2009.00477.x. doi: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2009.00477.x

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)
n = 239 n = 303 n = 273

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