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Table 6 Perceived social support from families and friends toward healthy eating and increased physical activity among university students (n = 283)

From: Perceived social support and self-efficacy beliefs for healthy eating and physical activity among Arabic-speaking university students: adaptation and implementation of health beliefs survey questionnaire

Subscalea

All Participants§ (n = 283)

Normal Weight§ (n = 184)

Overweight or Obese§ (n = 99)

p value*

Reduce fat

 Family

3.37 ± 0.98 a

3.35 ± 0.99 a

3.37 ± 0.90 a

0.862

 Friends

2.94 ± 0.88 b

2.91 ± 0.88 b

3.01 ± 0.75 b

0.372

Increase fiber

 Family

3.31 ± 0.84 a

3.36 ± 0.84 a

3.25 ± 0.83 a

0.332

 Friends

2.88 ± 0.71 b

2.91 ± 0.73 b

2.89 ± 0.65 b

0.883

Increase physical activity

 Family

2.77 ± 0.79 ab

2.70 ± 0.78 ab

2.90 ± 0.73 ab

0.067

 Friends

2.73 ± 0.74 ab

2.66 ± 0.73 ab

2.85 ± 0.73 ab

0.066

  1. Perceived social Support (Family and Friends) for healthier foods and physical activity sub-scales (1 - Strongly disagree, 5 - Strongly agree)
  2. Different superscripts indicate significant difference between social support subscale scores from family and friends (p < 0.05).
  3. §All values are presented as mean ± SD
  4. *P value < 0.05 indicates significant difference in subscale scores between BMI groups (independent t-test)