Table 5 Comparison of GAD-7 and BIS/BAS scores of college students with different levels of physical activity.

From: Canonical correlation analysis of anxiety symptom and behavioral inhibition/activation system among college students and their relationship with physical activity

Symptoms/functions

Male (n = 2343)

Female (n = 2619)

Low (n = 1149)

Moderate (n = 602)

High (n = 592)

Low (n = 2045)

Moderate (n = 420)

High (n = 154)

GAD-7

3.59 ± 3.89

2.97 ± 3.77

2.70 ± 3.73

4.03 ± 4.05

3.45 ± 3.82

3.37 ± 3.53

Nervousness

0.59 ± 0.63

0.51 ± 0.62

0.45 ± 0.62

0.72 ± 0.68

0.65 ± 0.66

0.62 ± 0.63

Uncontrollable Worrying

   

0.60 ± 0.71

0.50 ± 0.69

0.49 ± 0.66

Worry too much

0.59 ± 0.68

0.49 ± 0.67

0.45 ± 0.67

   

Trouble relaxing

      

 Restlessness

   

0.42 ± 0.60

0.34 ± 0.57

0.33 ± 0.57

 Irritability

0.49 ± 0.63

0.38 ± 0.59

0.35 ± 0.57

   

 Feeling afraid

   

0.45 ± 0.65

0.34 ± 0.58

0.31 ± 0.53

 Reward responsiveness

13.14 ± 2.09

13.35 ± 2.07

13.67 ± 2.08

13.51 ± 1.87

13.65 ± 1.87

13.98 ± 1.81

 Behavioural inhibition

15.26 ± 2.83

15.18 ± 2.93

15.49 ± 3.14

15.17 ± 2.68

15.07 ± 2.73

15.22 ± 2.76

  1. A blank space indicates that the symptom/function was excluded based on the results of previous canonical correlation analyses.