Table 3.
Mental health symptoms according to the physical activity profile and sedentary time.
| Sleeping Problems |
PA-NS
n (%) |
PA-S
n (%) |
PI-NS
n (%) |
PI-S
n (%) |
p-Value | V de Cramer |
| Never | 21 (25.0) | 35 (20.3) | 6 (20.7) | 9 (9.3) | - | 0.118 |
| A couple of days | 35 (41.7) | 67 (39.0) | 10 (34.5) | 32 (33.0) | ||
| Several days of the week | 12 (14.3) | 23 (13,4) | 5 (17.2) | 23 (23.7) | ||
| Almost every day | 16 (19.0) | 47 (27.3) | 8 (27.6) | 33 (34.0) | ||
| Fatigue |
PA-NS
n (%) |
PA-S
n (%) |
PI-NS
n (%) |
PI-S
n (%) |
||
| Never | 11 (13.1) | 15 (8.7) | 3 (10.3) | 3 (3.1) | *** | 0.169 |
| A couple of days | 41 (48.8) | 65 (37.8) | 13 (44.8) | 20 (20.6) | ||
| Several days of the week | 20 (23.8) | 48 (27.9) | 6 (20.7) | 32 (33.0) | ||
| Almost every day | 12 (14.3) | 44 (25.6) | 7 (24.1) | 42 (43.3) | ||
| Changes in Eating Behavior |
PA-NS
n (%) |
PA-S
n (%) |
PI-NS
n (%) |
PI-S
n (%) |
||
| Never | 23 (27.4) | 33 (19.2) | 11 (37.9) | 9 (9.3) | *** | 0.188 |
| A couple of days | 38 (45.2) | 52 (30.2) | 9 (31.0) | 22 (22.7) | ||
| Several days of the week | 12 (14.3) | 34 (19.8) | 5 (17.2) | 22 (22.7) | ||
| Almost every day | 11 (13.1) | 53 (30.8) | 4 (13.8) | 44 (45.4) | ||
| Concentration Problems |
PA-NS
n (%) |
PA-S
n (%) |
PI-NS
n (%) |
PI-S
n (%) |
||
| Never | 16 (19.0) | 26 (15,1) | 3 (10.3) | 8 (8.2) | ** | 0.124 |
| A couple of days | 36 (42.9) | 54 (31.4) | 14 (48.3) | 33 (34.0) | ||
| Several days of the week | 20 (23.8) | 45 (26.2) | 8 (27.6) | 22 (22.7) | ||
| Almost every day | 12 (14.3) | 47 (27.3) | 4 (13.8) | 34 (35.1) |
Note. PA-NS = physically active and non-sedentary, n = 84; PA-S = physically active and sedentary, n = 172; PI-NS = physically inactive and non-sedentary, n = 29; PI-S = physically inactive and sedentary, n = 97. *** p-value < 0.001; ** p-value < 0.01; * p-value < 0.05.