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Table 2 Participants’ reports on engagement in sports by groups (N = 267)

From: Are there associations between religious affiliation and drive for muscularity? A cross-sectional survey of young Muslim women, Christian women and atheist women from Germany

 

Veiled Muslim women (n = 70)

Unveiled Muslim women (n = 50)

Christian women (n = 79)

Atheist women (n = 68)

No sports

32 (45.7%)c,d

18 (36.0%)c,d

14 (17.7%)a,b

9 (13.2%)a,b

Amount of exercise per week

    

 < 1 times

43 (61.4%)

23 (46.0%)

20 (25.3%)

21 (30.9%)

 1–3 times

22 (31.4%)

24 (48.0%)

47 (59.5%)

38 (55.9%)

 4–6 times

3 (4.3%)

2 (4.0%)

12 (15.2%)

8 (11.8%)

 > 6 times

2 (2.9%)

1 (2.0%)

0 (0%)

1 (1.5%)

 Average duration of exercise

    

 < 30 min

40 (57.1%)

19 (38.0%)

20 (25.3%)

10 (14.7%)

 31–60 min

22 (31.4%)

20 (40.0%)

29 (36.7%)

40 (58.8%)

 61–120 min

8 (11.4%)

11 (22.0%)

28 (35.4%)

17 (25.0%)

 > 120 min

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

2 (2.5%)

1 (1.5%)

  1. aDiffer significantly from veiled Muslim women (p < .05)
  2. bDiffer significantly from unveiled Muslim women (p < .05)
  3. cDiffer significantly from Christian women (p < .05)
  4. dDiffer significantly from atheist women (p < .05)