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Table 1 Participant descriptive statistics and correlationsa

From: Validity and bias on the online active Australia survey: activity level and participant factors associated with self-report bias

Variables

 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

1. Age (years), M (SD)

41.9 (11.6)

.02

.10

.22**

−.10

.22**

.11

−.13*

2. Female, n(%)

258 (75.0)

.12*

−.01

.08

.02

.11*

.08

3. Highest education level

  

.10

.01

−.06

.08

.08

 High school or less, n(%)

51 (14.9)

       

 Technical or further education, n(%)

103 (30.1)

       

 University degree, n(%)

188 (55.0)

       

4. BMI, M (SD)

29.7 (6.8)

  

−.28**

−.01

−.11

−.33**

5. Physical health QoL, Mdn (IQR)

48.4 (41.4–52.7)

   

−.07

.06

.27**

6. Mental health QoL, Mdn (IQR)

49.3 (43.4–53.8)

    

.29**

.07

7. AAS MVPA min/day, Mdn (IQR)

34 (18–68)

     

.27**

8. Accelerometer MVPA min/day, Mdn (IQR)

41 (21–73)

      

  1. BMI body mass index, QoL Quality of life, MVPA moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, AAS Active Australia Survey
  2. aSpearman’s rho, except for point biserial for correlations involving sex, and Pearson’s for the correlation between age and BMI
  3. *p < .05, **p < .001