Although 4594 adults participated in the survey, data for social norms and exercise self
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efficacy were missing for 351 participants, leaving a final sample of 4243 (92.4%) for analysis.
Descriptive statistics were used to de
scribe the weekly minutes of walking, moderate
physical activity and vigorous physical activity. Due to the non
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normal distribution of each
type of physical activity (i.e., walking, moderate and vigorous physical activity) and the
tendency for participants
to overreport, each variable was truncated at 240 minutes (m; 4
hours) per day and median values were reported as recommended (IPAQ, 2004). A total of
150m or more per week of moderate physical activity, including walking, has been
recommended by the Amer
ican College of Sports Medicine (ACSM, 2003). Additionally, ³
60m per week of vigorous physical activity is recommended. The percentages of participants
who did no physical activity and the percentages of participants who met ACSM
recommendations for each
category (i.e., walking, moderate and vigorous physical activity)
were reported