Evaluation of About Being Active, an online lesson about physical activity shows that perception of being physically active is higher in eating competent low-income women

Table 3 Comparisons based on reported physical activity levels (n=512) ^ab

Variable	Total sample (n=512) (Mean ± SD)	Physically active ¹(n= 390)	Not physically active (n=122)	Physically active ≥ 30 min/day ²(n=362)	Physically active < 30 min/day (n=150)
BMI	28.3 ± 7.2	27.1 ± 6.5	32.4 ± 7.9***	27.1 ± 6.5	31.4 ± 7.9***
Weight satisfaction ³	3.6 ± 1.2	3.4 ± 1.2	4.3 ± 1.0***	3.4 ± 1.2	4.2 ± 1.0***
EC Score ⁴	28.9 ± 8.5	30.1 ± 8.3	24.9 ± 8.1***	29.9 ± 8.3	26.3 ± 8.6***
Age (years)	30.7 ± 7.5	30.3 ± 7.4	32.0 ± 7.8*	30.2 ± 7.3	32.0 ± 7.8**

*P≤0.05, **P≤0.01, ***P≤ 0.001.
¹ Based on participant response to the question, “Do you consider yourself a physically active person? Yes or No?”.
² Based on participant response to the question, “Are you physically active 30 minutes or more per day or < 30 minutes per day?”.
³ Possible score 1(Very satisfied) to 5 (Very unsatisfied).
⁴ Scores range from 0 to 48; higher scores indicate greater eating competence; total n=492.
^a Sample size may vary due to missing responses.
^b Statistical tests are between physically active and not physically active or between physically active 30 minutes or more per day and < 30 minutes per day.

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