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Table 2 Descriptive statistics for the associations of city and socio-demographics with energy expenditure, as well as psychosocial and perceived environmental factors in the total sample (n = 588–601)

From: Association of psychosocial and perceived environmental factors with park-based physical activity among elderly in two cities in China and Germany

 

Energy expenditure of PBPA (kcal/ week)

t / F

p

r

p

M (SD)

Total

796.84 (689.27)

    

City

 Leipzig

737.22 (571.22)

−2.16*

0.03

  

 Hong Kong

859.11 (790.17)

    

Gender

 Male

902.84 (746.10)

3.44**

0.001

  

 Female

708.22 (613.96)

    

Marital status

 Single

679.85 (672.83)

−2.52*

0.01

  

 Married

842.50 (692.86)

    

Education level

 Primary

722.12a (626.44)

4.38*

0.01

  

 High school

896.00b (772.06)

    

 University

891.24b (756.82)

    

Age

   

0.04

0.33

BMI

   

−0.09*

0.04

Psychosocial factors

M (SD)

    

 Self-efficacy

3.24 (0.91)

    

 Enjoyment

4.31 (0.81)

    

 Perceived benefits

3.78 (0.67)

    

 Perceived barriers

1.85 (0.75)

    

 Social support

2.99 (1.15)

    

Perceived park environmental factors

M (SD)

    

 Park safety

3.41 (0.57)

    

 Attractiveness

3.25 (0.51)

    

 Park features

3.23 (0.56)

    

 Park time distance

2.14 (1.04)

    
  1. * p < 0.05, 2 tailed; ** p < 0.01, 2 tailed
  2. a,b: significant difference between subgroups (Duncan-test)