Table 5 Means and Standard Deviations (in Parentheses) of the Stage Groups, Results From Planned Pair Comparisons (n = 956–1,012)
| Â | Stage Groups | Â | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Test variables | NC (n = 106) | C (n = 380) | P (n = 168) | F (n = 167) | E (n = 118) | Ma (n = 73) | Pair comparisons |
| Â | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | Â |
Physical Activity (n = 1,012) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 Strenuous and moderate activities (energy expenditure) | 487.57 (769.86) | 452.47 (637.45) | 608.75 (745.57) | 1429.30 (1116.73) | 1739.40 (946.29) | 2412.50 (1412.32) | NC = C = P < F < E < Ma |
 Strenuous, moderate, and mild activities (energy expenditure) | 568.51 (766.67) | 558.89 (646.57) | 776.61 (777.16) | 1704.50 (1065.29) | 2020.60 (960.24) | 2661.60 (1288.05) | NC = C = P < F < E < Ma |
Social-cognitive variables | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Barriers (n = 989) | 3.85 (0.95) | 3.75 (0.86) | 3.47 (0.88) | 3.07 (0.86) | 2.80 (0.95) | 2.33 (0.86) | NC = C > P > F > E > Ma |
 Intrinsic motivation (n = 1,001) | 3.19 (1.02) | 3.62 (0.84) | 4.02 (0.76) | 4.24 (0.93) | 4.44 (0.77) | 4.84 (0.94) | NC < C < P < F = E < Ma |
 Plans (n = 1,003) | 2.48 (0.87) | 2.89 (0.68) | 3.36 (0.59) | 3.31 (0.80) | 3.39 (0.73) | 3.53 (0.85) | NC < C < P = F = E = Ma |
Health outcome | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Fitness (n = 956) | 3.32 (0.72) | 3.48 (0.58) | 3.70 (0.53) | 3.88 (0.55) | 3.91 (0.48) | 4.20 (0.47) | NC < C < P < F = E < Ma |
 Health satisfaction (n = 1,009) | 3.67 (0.84) | 3.64 (1.02) | 3.76 (1.15) | 4.22 (1.03) | 4.38 (1.09) | 4.62 (1.11) | NC = C = P < F = E = Ma |