Table 11.
Logistic regression analysis of socio-demographic factors associated with sedentary lifestyle > one hour a day among Pakistani primary school children (n = 1860)
| Sedentary lifestyle > one hour a day (n = 909)a | ||
|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Crude OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI)b |
| Gender | ||
| Boys | 1.35 (1.12-1.62)‡ | 1.60 (1.31-1.95)† |
| Girls | Ref. | Ref. |
| Area and socioeconomic status (SES) | ||
| Urban, high SES | 2.80 (2.15-3.66)† | 1.16 (0.72-1.86) |
| Urban, middle SES | 1.80 (1.38-2.34)† | 0.82 (0.53-1.28) |
| Urban, low SES | 1.93 (1.48-2.51)† | 1.46 (1.02-2.09)* |
| Rural, low/disadvantaged SES | Ref. | Ref. |
| Neighborhood income | ||
| Low | Ref. | Ref. |
| Middle | 1.83 (1.49-2.25)† | 1.36 (1.02-1.82)* |
| High | 2.42 (1.83-3.21)† | 1.52 (1.02-2.25)* |
| Parental education | ||
| Illiterate | Ref. | Ref. |
| High school | 1.23 (0.94-1.63) | 0.94 (0.68-1.29) |
| College | 2.36 (1.80-3.11)† | 1.61 (1.09-2.38)* |
| Higher education | 2.32 (1.75-3.07)† | 1.55 (1.03-2.34)* |
| Number of siblings | ||
| No | 2.83 (1.24-6.41)* | 1.55 (0.66-3.65) |
| 1-3 | 1.88 (1.56-2.62)† | 1.38 (1.10-1.73)‡ |
| > 3 | Ref. | Ref. |
| Number of persons in child's living room | ||
| No | 2.07 (1.39-3.09)† | 1.39 (0.90-2.14) |
| 1-3 | 1.30 (1.07-1.56)‡ | 0.98 (0.79-1.21) |
| > 3 | Ref. | Ref. |
† P < 0.001, ‡P < 0.01, *P < 0.05
aSedentary lifestyle included television viewing, working on computer and playing video games
bThe model is controlled for age