Motivation and planning as mediators of the relation between social support and physical activity among U.S. adolescents: a nationally representative study

Table 1 Percent of students who met the MVPA 5 hour/per week recommendation by descriptive characteristics

	Meeting recommendation*
	N	Weighted%	Rao-Scott χ²	p
Total	2427	48.62	--	--
Gender
Male	1069	61.77	93.65	<0.001
Female	1350	37.63
Race/Ethnicity
Whites	976	52.05	11.39	0.01
Hispanic	707	44.04
Black	603	38.24
Other	118	62.78
Family affluence
High	479	49.14	2.07	0.35
Moderate	1031	51.11
Low	654	44.63
Education level, higher of both parents
Less than high school diploma	286	41.21	8.00	<0.05
High school diploma/GED	511	47.55
Some college/technical school/AD degree	765	46.59
Bachelors/graduate degree	497	57.55

*Note. At least 5 hours of MVPA a week was recommended to decrease the odds of obesity during adolescent [4].

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