Table 4.
Prevalence of Vigorous Physical Activity and Sports Team Participation by Metropolitan Status Among 4th-, 8th-, and 11th-Grade Students, School Physical Activity and Nutrition (SPAN) Questionnaire, Texas, 2004-2005a
| Grade | Vigorous PAb | Played on ≥1 SportsTeam at Schoolc | Played on ≥1 SportsTeam Outside Schoolc | Played on ≥1 SportsTeamc (Run by School orOutside Organization) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | |
| 4th-grade students | ||||||||
| Urban | 68.6 (62.6-74.6) | 66.5 (59.3-73.8) | NA | NA | NA | NA | 73.4 (67.8-79.0) | 72.5 (62.5-82.5) |
| Suburban | 68.0 (63.2-72.9) | 68.5 (64.0-73.0) | NA | NA | NA | NA | 66.8 (61.8-71.8) | 76.4 (70.7-82.1) |
| Rural | 72.6 (67.2-77.9) | 66.8 (62.6-70.9) | NA | NA | NA | NA | 72.8 (66.6-78.9) | 79.7 (76.8-82.6) |
| 8th-grade students | ||||||||
| Urban | 71.6 (58.8-84.4) | 85.6 (79.2-92.0) | 41.0 (35.0-47.1) | 55.5 (36.8-74.2) | 40.7 (22.3-59.0) | 46.6 (27.4-65.8) | 58.8 (46.4-71.2) | 68.2 (50.5-85.9) |
| Suburban | 74.4 (71.0-77.8) | 81.4 (75.4-87.3) | 49.3 (41.5-57.1) | 61.7 (57.1-66.3) | 41.2 (36.6-45.8) | 50.1 (42.6-57.6) | 64.8 (59.9-69.7) | 75.4 (69.2-81.6) |
| Rural | 75.9 (71.1-80.7) | 82.7 (78.2-87.2) | 65.1 (56.7-73.6) | 73.0 (65.2-80.8) | 49.2 (46.3-52.0) | 51.8 (47.1-56.5) | 75.0 (70.5-79.4) | 80.4 (73.8-87.0) |
| 11th-grade students | ||||||||
| Urban | 42.2 (27.1-57.5) | 60.0 (51.2-68.8) | 34.4 (25.5-43.4) | 31.4 (6.8-56.1) | 16.9 (1.0-32.8) | 22.9 (4.4-41.3) | 39.8 (26.7-52.8) | 37.6 (7.9-67.2) |
| Suburban | 60.5 (49.7-71.3) | 75.1 (69.8-80.3) | 48.8 (36.7-61.0) | 54.7 (47.2-62.3) | 32.0 (26.2-37.8) | 32.7 (26.8-38.7) | 56.2 (46.3-66.2) | 61.1 (53.1-69.1) |
| Rural | 50.0 (42.8-57.2) | 75.8 (70.4-81.2) | 41.9 (38.3-45.6) | 51.6 (46.5-56.7) | 30.2 (23.7-36.6) | 36.5 (29.9-43.2) | 52.9 (49.3-56.5) | 59.6 (50.7-68.4) |
Abbreviations: PA, physical activity; NA, not available.
a
Results based on weighted analysis. Data are presented as % (95% confidence interval).
b
Exercised or participated in physical activities that made them sweat and breathe hard for ≥20 minutes on ≥3 of the previous 7 days.
c
Played on ≥1 sports team during past 12 months.