Table 4.
Characteristics of the tested samples.
Characteristics
Quality crit.
lifestyle
IA
R
V
sample
N
sex
age
BMI
physical health
*
psychological health
*
Q
ET
m
f
M
(SD)
Range
M
(SD)
Range
M (SD)
Range
M (SD)
Range
A: normal population
55
33
22
34.6
(11.7)
18-56
23.7 (3.4)
18.1-33.7
1.55
(.50)
1-2
1.44
(.57)
1-3
X
X
X
X
B: exercise science stud.
26
19
7
22.5
(2.4)
19-28
18.9 (2.8)
18.9-30.1
1.50
(.51)
1-2
1.54
(.58)
1-3
X
X
X
C: exercise science stud.
(1
st
semester)
60
40
20
20.9
(3.6)
18-38
22 (1.9)
18.4-28.4
1.26
(.44)
1-2
1.21
(.46)
1-3
X
X
N: sample size; m: male, f: female; M: mean; SD: standard deviation; BMI: body mass index; IA: item analysis; R: retest-reliability; V: validity; Q: questionnaire; ET: exercise tests; X: analysed
* assessed by rating scale (1…very good; 4… bad).