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

Table 5 PHC mean scores in the adolescent groups of self-perceived physical activity (SPPA) by lifestyle-related habits (m, 95% PI), n = 3284^a

Lifestyle-related habits	Somatic complaints	F, η², p	Psychological complaints	F, η², p
SPPA as sufficient, screen time ≤ 2 h/day	6.92 (6.57–7.27)	F = 17.97 η² = 0.019 p < 0.0001	8.12 (7.73–8.52)	F = 25.11 η² = 0.026 p < 0.0001
SPPA as insufficient, screen time ≤ 2 h/day	7.77 (7.31–8.23)*		9.02 (8.50–9.54)*
SPPA as sufficient, screen time > 2 h/day	6.90 (6.70–7.10)		8.59 (8.37–8.82)
SPPA as insufficient, screen time > 2 h/day	8.03 (7.77–8.29)*		9.98 (9.69–10.26)*
SPPA as sufficient, non-alcohol-drinking, non-smoking	6.39 (6.16–6.62)	F = 42.89 η² = 0.043 p < 0.0001	7.63 (7.38–7.89)	F = 59.70 η² = 0.06 p < 0.0001
SPPA as insufficient, non-alcohol-drinking, non-smoking	7.36 (7.07–7.65)*		9.15 (8.83–9.48)*
SPPA as sufficient, drinking alcohol and/or smoking	7.79 (7.51–8.07)		9.81 (9.50–10.12)
SPPA as insufficient, drinking alcohol and/or smoking	8.82 (8.47–9.17)*		10.60 (10.21–11.00)*
SPPA as sufficient, lower unhealthy foods	6.52 (6.27–6.76)	F = 24.65 η² = 0.026 p < 0.0001	7.97 (7.70–8.25)	F = 29.53 η² = 0.031 p < 0.0001
SPPA as insufficient, lower unhealthy foods	7.57 (7.26–7.88)*		9.36 (9.01–9.71)*
SPPA as sufficient, higher unhealthy foods	7.36 (7.12–7.60)		9.00 (8.73–9.28)
SPPA as insufficient, higher unhealthy foods	8.23 (7.91–8.55)*		10.04 (9.68–10.40)*

*p < 0.05 as compared to sufficient self-perceived physical activity group; ^acontrolled for gender, age, and body mass index group (analysis of covariance, ANCOVA), PHC psychosomatic health complaints, SPPA self-perceived physical activity, m mean, 95% CI 95% confidence interval, F Fisher’s statistics, η² – partial eta squared, p level of statistical significance

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