Table 8.
Adjusted Odds Ratios for Participation in Other Organized Physical Activity, Strengthening Exercise, and Physical Education Class by Metropolitan Status Among 4th-, 8th-, and 11th-Grade Students, School Physical Activity and Nutrition (SPAN) Questionnaire, Texas, 2004-2005a
| Grade | Other Organized PA or Lessons | Strengthening Exerciseb | Attended PE on ≥4 daysc | |||||||||
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| Girls, AOR (95% CI) | P Value | Boys, AOR (95% CI) | P Value | Girls, AOR (95% CI) | P Value | Boys, AOR (95% CI) | P Value | Girls, AOR (95% CI) | P Value | Boys, AOR (95% CI) | P Value | |
| 4th-grade students | ||||||||||||
| Urban | 1.00 | 1.00 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| Suburban | 0.68 (0.46-1.00) | .049 | 0.96 (0.51-1.81) | .89 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2.30 (1.25-4.22) | .007 | 2.75 (1.43-5.27) | .003 |
| Rural | 0.68 (0.47-0.97) | .03 | 0.88 (0.45-1.69) | .69 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3.06 (1.36-6.86) | .007 | 3.75 (1.78-7.88) | .001 |
| 8th-grade students | ||||||||||||
| Urban | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
| Suburban | 1.00 (0.71-1.42) | .98 | 1.14 (0.71-1.80) | .59 | 1.17 (0.77-1.76) | .46 | 0.91 (0.37-2.22) | .84 | 0.53 (0.14-1.96) | .34 | 0.64 (0.17-2.41) | .50 |
| Rural | 0.98 (0.57-1.68) | .93 | 0.79 (0.49-1.29) | .35 | 1.07 (0.65-1.79) | .78 | 1.30 (0.53-3.22) | .56 | 1.24 (0.31-4.89) | .76 | 0.69 (0.18-2.61) | .58 |
| 11th-grade students | ||||||||||||
| Urban | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
| Suburban | 1.61 (0.81-3.21) | .17 | 1.61 (0.61-4.23) | .39 | 0.57 (0.20-1.58) | .27 | 1.71 (1.12-2.60) | .01 | 4.45 (1.16-17.04) | .03 | 3.60 (1.29-10.07) | .02 |
| Rural | 1.03 (0.58-1.81) | .93 | 1.78 (0.64-4.92) | .26 | 0.36 (0.11-1.20) | .09 | 1.27 (0.69-2.33) | .45 | 2.82 (0.75-1.59) | .12 | 3.72 (1.26-10.97) | .02 |
Abbreviations: PA, physical activity; PE, physical education; AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, 95% confidence interval; NA, not available.
a
Results based on a weighted, simultaneous regression analysis adjusted for age, ethnicity, and school composition of economically disadvantaged students.
b
Did exercises to strengthen or tone muscles on ≥3 of the previous 7 days.
c
Attended PE class on ≥4 days during an average school week.