Table 2.

Bivariate associations between stress, social support for exercise, physical activity, sitting time, and blood lipid profiles (total cholesterol, HDL, LDL)

		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
1	Perceived stress	1
2	Social support for exercise	−.198**	1
3	Moderate PAa	−.080*	.103**	1
4	Vigorous PAa	−.132**	.312**	.211**	1
5	Total PAa	−.044	.137**	.689**	.549**	1
6	Sitting time weekdayb	.039	−.173**	−.023	−.063	−.030	1
7	Sitting time weekendb	.083*	−.173**	.005	−.074	.002	.530**	1
8	Total cholesterol	−.087*	−.026	−.013	.051	−.044	−.029	.023	1
9	HDL	−.006	−.015	.046	−.023	−.003	.053	.017	.405**	1
10	LDL	.008	−.007	−.019	.021	−.017	−.060	.047	.664**	−.063	1

^**p<0.01

^*p<0.05.

^aMinutes/week

^bHours/week

Abbreviations: PA, physical activity; LDL, low-density lipoproteins; HDL, high-density lipoproteins