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Table 2 Comparisons between males and females on global physical activity and its hypothesised predictors

From: Interactions of socioeconomic position with psychosocial and environmental correlates of children's physical activity: an observational study of South Australian families

 

boys

girls

p for comparison

Age

12.03 (1.45)

11.97 (1.41)

0.43

Global PA

3.00 (0.71)

2.72 (0.65)

<0.0001

Is it worth it?

3.29 (0.49)

3.13 (0.49)

<0.0001

Am I able?

3.04 (0.44)

2.86 (0.49)

<0.0001

Reinforcing

3.09 (0.46)

3.05 (0.46)

0.05

Enabling

3.53 (0.68)

3.40 (0.71)

<0.0001

Father PA

3.80 (1.11)

3.75 (1.19)

0.30

Mother PA

3.75 (1.24)

3.70 (1.26)

0.38

  1. Note:
  2. PA = physical activity