Table 3.
Spearman’s rank correlation investigating the association between correlates of PA at baseline versus PA level at 6-month follow-up
| Correlates of PA (n) | PA level | |
|---|---|---|
| Spearman’s rho (r) | p value | |
| Self-efficacy expectations (326) | 0.14 | 0.010 |
| Outcome expectations (313) | −0.15 | 0.007 |
| Enjoyment (315) | 0.12 | 0.033 |
| Social support | ||
| Family-positive (310) | 0.07 | 0.217 |
| Friends-positive (303) | 0.07 | 0.201 |
| Family-negative (327) | 0.02 | 0.790 |
| Readiness to change | ||
| Prepared (348) | 0.14 | 0.011 |
| Important (348) | 0.04 | 0.469 |
| Confident (347) | 0.17 | 0.001 |
| BMI (357) | −0.14 | 0.008 |
| Physical component summary - SF-36 (344) | 0.13 | 0.017 |
| Mental component summary - SF-36 (344) | 0.05 | 0.322 |
| PA level at baseline (361) | 0.18 | 0.001 |
| Age (362) | 0.03 | 0.543 |
| Sex (362) | 0.06 | 0.235 |
| Economic status (353) | −0.06 | 0.225 |
| Social situation (350) | 0.07 | 0.187 |
| Educational level (354) | 0.01 | 0.978 |
| Smoking (353) | 0.04 | 0.443 |
PA level physical activity level according to ACSM/AHA questionnaire, ACSM American College of Sports Medicine, AHA American Heart Association, BMI body mass index, SF-36 36-Item Short Form Health Survey
Statistical significance was set at p ≤ 0.05. Statistical significant p-values are presented in bold numbers