Table 3.
Comparative analysis of the characteristics of the sample according to the variable “Has the information, fitness influencers posted, ever encouraged you to perform a physical activity?”.
| Information Fitness Influencers Posted on Instagram Encouraged You to Perform a Physical Activity |
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|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | p Value | |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 72.5% | 82.3% | 0.001 |
| Male | 27.5% | 17.7% | |
| Generation | |||
| Generation Z (born 1997–2012) | 9.5% | 12.5% | <0.001 |
| Millennials (born 1981–1996) | 63.4% | 81.0% | |
| Generation X (born 1965–1980) | 23.6% | 5.8% | |
| Boomers (born 1946–1964) | 3.5% | 0.7% | |
| Employment | <0.001 | ||
| Currently working | 79.6% | 60.9% | |
| Currently not working | 5.3% | 4.3% | |
| Student | 15.1% | 34.8% | |
| BMI | |||
| Severely underweight | 1.4% | 0.3% | 0.001 |
| Underweight | 2.5% | 1.3% | |
| Normal | 49.3% | 61.2% | |
| Overweight | 26.8% | 25.7% | |
| Obese | 20.1% | 11.4% | |
| Vigorous physical activity | |||
| Less than 75 min per week | 18.7% | 11.9% | 0.338 |
| More than 75 min per week | 81.3% | 88.1% | |
| Moderate physical activity | |||
| Less than 150 min per week | 50.0% | 46.1% | 0.014 |
| More than 150 min per week | 50.0% | 53.9% | |
| Time spent sitting (hours per day) | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.100 |
| Hours per week on Instagram checking for nutrition or exercise | 1.0 | 2.0 | <0.001 |