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Table 1 Participant descriptions and differences between males and females

From: Hiking, indoor biking, and body liking: a cross-sectional study examining the link between physical activity arenas and adults’ body appreciation

 

Males (N = 88)

Females (N = 277)

   

M (SD)

M (SD)

Mean diff. [CI 95%]

p

g

Age

45.00 (13.90)

40.17 (10.70)

− 4.83 [− 8.14, − 1.51]

0.005

0.43

BMI kg/m2

26.29 (4.16)

25.03 (4.81)

− 1.26 [− 2.42, − 0.10]

0.033

0.27

Ethnical minority

87 (99%)a

262 (94%)b

5%

0.266

 

Urban versus rural citizens

28 (35%)

108 (39%)

4%

0.726

 

Higher education

63 (80%)a

246 (91%)c

2%

0.024

0.15*

PA h/week

6.04 (5.44)

6.67 (22.00)

0.63 [− 4.22, 5.49]

0.797

 

BAS-2

3.84 (0.67)

3.68 (0.71)

− 0.16 [− 0.34, 0.01]

0.068

 

CNS

3.45 (0.81)

3.55 (0.69)

0.10 [− 0.09, 0.30]

0.303

 

SCS

41.30 (8.51)

39.04 (9.22)

− 2.26 [− 4.51, − 0.01]

0.049

0.25

  1. Table shows gender-specific means (SDs) and mean differences between male and female participants (Mean diff); Age Years of age; BMI Body mass index (kg/m2); PA h/week Amount of hours reported to be physically active during one week; BAS-2 Body appreciation scale-2; CNS Connectedness with nature scale; CI Confidence interval. A p-value of ≤ 0.05 is set as statistically significant when comparing groups (statistically significant p values are presented in bold). g: Hedges’ g and *Phi-coefficient is reported where there is a significant group difference. aN = 79 bN = 272 cN = 271. Urban citizens = includes participants responding that they live in the capital city or a city. Rural citizens = represent participant from a provincial town or rural areas. Higher education = Still in full-time education, undergraduate degree, or postgraduate degree
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Journal of Eating Disorders

ISSN: 2050-2974