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. 2024 Mar 4;9(1):62–78. doi: 10.25646/11874

Table 4.

Fulfilling the physical activity recommendation, physical and sporting activity of boys, temporal trends (odds ratio, 95 % confidence interval) over the HBSC survey cycles 2009/10 (n = 2,364), 2013/14 (n = 2,967), 2017/18 (n = 2,021), and 2022 (n = 3,074), controlled for age

Source: HBSC Germany 2009/10, 2013/14, 2017/18, 2022

Boys Physical activity recommendation fulfilled1
(n = 10,250)
High physical activity2
(n = 10,250)
Low physical activity3
(n = 10,250)
Sporting activity (≥4 days per week) (n = 10,134)
OR (95 % CI) OR (95 % CI) OR (95 % CI) OR (95 % CI)
Date of survey
  2013/14 vs. 2009/10 0.98 (0.85 – 1.12) 0.87 (0.78 – 0.97)* 1.20 (1.05 – 1.38)** 1.05 (0.94 – 1.17)
  2017/18 vs. 2009/10 0.83 (0.71 – 0.96)* 0.84 (0.75 – 0.95)** 1.18 (1.02 – 1.36)* 0.92 (0.82 – 1.04)
  2022 vs. 2009/10 1.07 1.00 (0.94 – 1.22) 0.98 (0.88 – 1.09) 1.16 (1.01 – 1.33)* 0.88 (0.79 – 0.98)*
OR for the trend (0.99 – 1.01) 1.00 (0.99 – 1.01) 1.01 (0.998 – 1.02) 0.99 (0.98 – 0.995)**

OR = Odds ratio, CI = confidence interval

* significant p < 0,05

** very significant p < 0,01

*** highly significant p < 0,001

1 Physical activity recommendation fulfilled = 60 minutes of physical activity seven days a week

2 High physical activity = 60 minutes of physical activity on five to seven days a week

3 Low physical activity = 60 minutes of physical activity on less than three days per week