Relationship between different domains of physical activity and positive mental health among young adult men

BMC Public Health

Table 1 Mean score of SWEMWBS in different sociodemographic groups

Variable	n	Mean (SD)	p
Age			<.001
24 years or younger	133	23.23 (2,66)
25–29 years	156	23.67 (2,91)
30 years or older	157	25.05 (3,05)* ^a
Educational level			<.001
Comprehensive school	26	23.78 (3,29)
Secondary education	293	23.53 (2,79)
Higher education	132	25.22 (3,22)***^a
Marital status			<.001
Married / cohabiting	246	24.78 (2,90)
Single	206	23.18 (3,00)***
Employment status			<.001
Employment / studying	361	24.30 (2,94)
Unemployed or other situation	78	22.95 (3,13)***
Leisure time PA			,015
Inactive	51	22.95 (2,65)
Low	74	23.72 (3,91)
Medium	231	24.21 (3,04)*
High	96	24,51 (2,86)*
Occupational PA			.042
Sedentary	189	23.99 (3,22)
Low	66	25.02 (3,19)
Medium	114	23.73 (2,79)* ^a
High	81	23.90 (2,76)
Commuting PA^a			ns
Not at all	92	24.17 (3,01)
Less than 30 min daily	211	24.02 (2,96)
30 min or more daily	126	24.18 (2,90)

^aRestricted to those who are employed or studying compared to the subgroup listed first in each variable: * p < 0.05, ** p < .01, *** p < 0.001
***^ap < 0.001 Compared to the subgroup listed second in the variable
* ^ap < 0.05 Compared to the subgroup listed second in the variable

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