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. 2019 Jul 23;19:980. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-7311-2

Table 2.

PHC mean scores for the groups of physical activity (PA), participation in sports (PS), self-perception of physical activity (SPPA), and self-perception of physical fitness (SPPF) in the sample (m, 95% PI), n = 3284a

Characteristics Somatic complaints F, η2, p Psychological complaints F, η2, p
PA < 5 days/week 7.36 (7.19–7.53)

F = 0.459

η2 = 0.000

p = 0.498

9.07 (8.88–9.26)

F = 3.862

η2 = 0.001

p = 0.049

≥5 days/week 7.26 (7.02–7.50) 8.74 (8.47–9.01)
SPPA sufficient 6.95 (6.78–7.12)

F = 47.93

η2 = 0.016

p < 0.0001

8.49 (8.30–8.69)

F = 56.13

η2 = 0.019

p < 0.0001

insufficient 7.96 (7.73–8.18) 9.71 (9.46–9.96)
SPPF fit enough 7.03 (6.88–7.18)

F = 67.62

η2 = 0.023

p < 0.0001

8.59 (8.43–8.76)

F = 79.76

η2 = 0.027

p < 0.0001

unfit 8.44 (8.14–8.74) 10.30 (9.97–10.64)
PS yes 7.15 (6.95–7.35)

F = 5.83

η2 = 0.002

p = 0.016

8.72 (8.50–8.95)

F = 7.39

η2 = 0.003

p = 0.007

no 7.49 (7.30–7.68) 9.15 (8.94–9.36)

acontrolled for gender, age, and body mass index group (analysis of covariance, ANCOVA), PHC psychosomatic health complaints, PA physical activity, SPPA self perceived physical activity, SPPF self-perceived physical fitness, PS participation in sports, m mean, 95% CI 95% confidence interval, F Fisher’s statistics, η2 – partial eta squared, p level of statistical significance