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Table 1 PA related personality in NW and OW children

From: Objectively measured physical activity, physical activity related personality and body mass index in 6- to 10-yr-old children: a cross-sectional study

 

NW

OW

t-value

Born tired° (-)

2.0 ± 1.2

2.5 ± 1.2

-2.1*

Moves slowly° (-)

1.4 ± 0.8

2.5 ± 1.3

-5.5***

Is often tired° (-)

1.9 ± 0.9

2.5 ± 1.3

-2.6**

Lacks energy° (-)

1.5 ± 0.9

2.3 ± 1.4

-3.7***

Avoids physical efforts°(-)

1.6 ± 0.9

2.5 ± 1.2

-4.3***

Prefers watching playing children

instead of joining them° (-)

1.5 ± 1.0

2.0 ± 1.2

-2.4**

Is always active° (+)

3.7 ± 1.0

3.0 ± 1.1

2.7**

Needs to let himself/herself go° (+)

4.0 ± 1.0

3.5 ± 0.9

2.8**

Has a lot of energy° (+)

4.0 ± 1.0

3.5 ± 1.3

2.5**

TOTAL SCORE° (+)

4.2 ± 0.7

3.5 ± 0.8

5.2***

  1. °5-point scale (not true at all to very true)
  2. *p < .05
  3. **p < .01
  4. ***p < .001