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Table 4 Summary of interview responses for low and high frequency cell phone users

From: The relationship between cell phone use, physical and sedentary activity, and cardiorespiratory fitness in a sample of U.S. college students

 

Low frequency cell phone users

High frequency cell phone users

X 2

df

p

Total # of daily leisure activities identified*

58

58

6.791

1

0.009

 • # of physical activities

34

20

   

 • # of sedentary activities

24

38

   

Total # of leisure uses of cell phone identified*

37

69

19.214

8

0.014

 • # of participants indicating using cell phone for calling

13

6

   

 • # of participants indicating using cell phone for text messaging

12

16

   

 • # of participants indicating using cell phone for e-mail

2

1

   

 • # of participants indicating using cell phone for video games

1

8

   

 • # of participants indicating using cell phone for web browsing

1

6

   

 • # of participants indicating using cell phone for taking photographs

0

1

   

 • # of participants indicating using cell phone for Twitter

3

10

   

 • # of participants indicating using cell phone for Facebook

2

12

   

 • # of participants indicating using cell phone for other “apps”

2

9

   

Perceived relationship between cell phone use and physical activity*

  

9.6

2

0.008

 • # of participants indicating cell phone use is not related to physical activity

8

8

   

 • # of participants indicating cell phone uses increases physical activity

6

0

   

 • # of participants indicating cell phone uses decreases physical activity

2

8

   
  1. *Indicates (p ≤ 0.05) a significant difference between groups.