Table 4 Profiles of sedentary men and factor loadings of the variables based on the principal component analysis
From: Profiles of sedentary and non-sedentary young men – a population-based MOPO study
Variable | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exercising but sitting | Feeling unhappy | Symptoms of disordered eating | Being unfit with exterior motivation | Gaming | |
Motivating: Fitness improvement | 0.736 | ||||
High self-rated PA | 0.676 | ||||
Not restricting: Lack of personal factors | 0.633 | ||||
Physical education ignited the spark to exercise | 0.601 | ||||
Good self-rated fitness | 0.527 | ||||
Good self-rated health | 0.480 | ||||
Dissatisfaction with life | 0.803 | ||||
Low self-esteem | 0.686 | ||||
Depressive symptoms | 0.644 | ||||
Cannot discuss problems with friends or family | 0.608 | ||||
Diagnosed mental disorders | 0.493 | ||||
Signs of bulimia | 0.874 | ||||
Drive to be thin | 0.833 | ||||
Regular snuffing | 0.591 | ||||
High body fat percentage | 0.769 | ||||
Low measured aerobic fitness | 0.657 | ||||
Motivating: Appearance | 0.534 | ||||
High daily time on the Internet | 0.846 | ||||
Playing a lot of Internet games | 0.779 | ||||
Variance explained (%) | 14.764 | 8.263 | 6.341 | 6.258 | 4.991 |
Eigenvalues | 4.725 | 2.644 | 2.029 | 2.003 | 1.597 |