Table 4.
Simple effects of the perceived importance of health and BMI on exercise behaviors.
| Exercise behaviors scores, mean (SD) | Perception groups | Perception effect | |||||||
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Low | High | F test (df) | P value | ||||
| BMI groups |
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BMI<18.5 | 11.86 (3.77) | 11.90 (2.40)a,b | 0.002 (1,39) | .97 | ||||
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18.5≤BMI<24 | 13.25 (3.49) | 14.60 (3.62)a | 7.34 (1,207) | .007 | ||||
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BMI≥24 | 12.43 (3.01) | 15.89 (3.32)b | 25.03 (1,82) | <.001 | ||||
| BMI effect |
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F test (df) | 1.87 (2,153) | 8.72 (2,175) | N/Ac | N/Ac | ||||
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P value | .16 | <.001 | N/Ac | N/Ac | ||||
aIndicates belonging to the a pair, and statistically significant difference between the pairings (P=.006)
bIndicates belonging to the b pair, and statistically significant difference between the pairings (P<.001).
cN/A: Not applicable.