Skip to main content

Table 4 PHC mean scores in the adolescent groups of participation in sports (PS) by lifestyle-related habits (m, 95% PI), n = 3284a

From: Self-perception of physical activity and fitness is related to lower psychosomatic health symptoms in adolescents with unhealthy lifestyles

Lifestyle-related habits

Somatic complaints

F, η2, p

Psychological complaints

F, η2, p

PS, screen time ≤ 2 h/day

7.19 (6.76–7.62)

F = 2.21

η2 = 0.002

p = 0.085

8.42 (7.93–8.91)

F = 7.08

η2 = 0.008

p < 0.0001

No PS, screen time ≤ 2 h/day

7.35 (6.97–7.73)

8.54 (8.11–8.97)

PS, screen time > 2 h/day

7.11 (6.88–7.34)

8.81 (8.56–9.07)

No PS, screen time > 2 h/day

7.52 (7.30–7.73)

9.38 (9.14–9.62)*

PS, non-alcohol-drinking, non-smoking

6.48 (6.21–6.74)

F = 29.31

η2 = 0.03

p < 0.0001

7.88 (7.58–8.18)

F = 40.73

η2 = 0.04

p < 0.0001

No PS, non-alcohol-drinking, non-smoking

6.99 (6.75–7.23)*

8.47 (8.20–8.75)*

PS, drinking alcohol and/or smoking

8.10 (7.79–8.42)

9.98 (9.63–10.34)

No PS, drinking alcohol and/or smoking

8.25 (7.94–8.56)

10.21 (9.87–10.56)

PS, lower unhealthy foods

6.49 (6.20–6.78)

F = 15.11

η2 = 0.016

p < 0.0001

8.06 (7.74–8.39)

F = 15.33

η2 = 0.016

p < 0.0001

No PS, lower unhealthy foods

7.26 (6.99–7.52)*

8.84 (8.55–9.14)*

PS, higher unhealthy foods

7.65 (7.37–7.93)

9.30 (8.98–9.61)

No PS, higher unhealthy foods

7.73 (7.46–7.8.01)

9.50 (9.19–9.81)

  1. *p < 0.05 as compared to participation in sports group; acontrolled for gender, age, and body mass index group (analysis of covariance, ANCOVA), PHC psychosomatic health complaints, PS participation in sports, m mean, 95% CI 95% confidence interval, F Fisher’s statistics, η2 – partial eta squared, p level of statistical significance