Table 2.
The distribution of physical activity levels by sex: adolescents aged 12–17 years (n 1200), Babol, northern Iran, 2008
| Boys | Girls | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical activity* | n | % | n | % | n | % | P value† |
| Leisure-time physical activity level | <0·001 | ||||||
| Low | 78 | 13·0 | 132 | 22·4 | 210 | 17·7 | |
| Moderate | 493 | 82·4 | 450 | 76·3 | 943 | 79·4 | |
| High | 27 | 4·5 | 8 | 1·4 | 35 | 2·9 | |
| Sport physical activity level | <0·001 | ||||||
| Low | 30 | 5·1 | 58 | 9·7 | 88 | 7·4 | |
| Moderate | 439 | 73·9 | 459 | 76·5 | 898 | 75·2 | |
| High | 125 | 21·0 | 83 | 13·8 | 208 | 17·4 | |
P < 0·05 considered as statistically significant.
*Determined with the Baecke questionnaire( 29 ).
†For the difference in physical activity level of boys v. girls.