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. 2014 Jun 22;14:637. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-637

Table 3.

Association between LTPA and socio-demographic, environmental characteristics and sitting time by gender

Characteristics
Female
Male
Unadjusted
Adjusted
p Unadjusted
Adjusted
p
  OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
Age of student (in years)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 15-17
1.92 (0.89-4.10)
3.09 (1.18-8.08)
0.022
1.45 (0.74-2.87)
1.35 (0.62-2.95)
0.457
 18-20
-
-
 
-
-
 
Place of residence
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Rural
0.83 (0.46-1.51)
0.85 (0.36-2.04)
0.721
0.84 (0.44-1.61)
0.58 (0.24-1.36)
0.206
 Urban
-
-
 
-
-
 
Family type
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Nuclear
1.55 (0.81-2.97)
2.16 (1.01-4.62)
0.046
1.02 (0.52-2.02)
1.18 (0.55-2.54)
0.672
 Joint/Extended
-
-
 
-
-
 
Economic status
 
 
0.003
 
 
0.579
 Low
0.39 (0.15-0.98)
0.34 (0.12-0.98)
0.046
0.65 (0.27-1.51)
0.64 (0.23-1.80)
0.402
 Medium
1.78 (0.92-3.44)
2.14 (0.94-4.83)
0.069
0.78 (0.31-1.99)
0.99 (0.34-2.85)
0.982
 High
-
-
 
-
-
 
Type of school
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Public
1.16 (0.63-2.13)
1.75 (0.80-3.81)
0.161
0.84 (0.44-1.61)
0.69 (0.30-1.59)
0.382
 Private
-
-
 
-
-
 
Mode of transport to school
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Walking
3.87 (1.60-9.33)
3.82 (1.39-10.46)
0.009
2.64 (1.07-6.46)
3.74 (1.18-11.88)
0.025
 Cycling
2.22 (0.88-5.62)
2.52 (0.85-7.42)
0.095
5.57 (2.01-15.45)
8.09 (2.35-27.80)
0.001
 Vehicles
-
-
 
-
-
 
Playground in school
 
 
 
 
 
 
 No
0.66 (0.36-1.20)
0.49 (0.23-1.06)
0.070
0.56 (0.29-1.07)
0.47 (0.20-1.11)
0.085
 Yes
-
-
 
-
-
 
Neighborhood walkability
 
 
 
 
 
 
 No
2.39 (0.71-8.07)
1.91 (0.47-7.84)
0.366
0.96 (0.34-2.73)
0.98 (0.31-3.13)
0.978
 Yes
-
-
 
-
-
 
Playground/parks near home
 
 
 
 
 
 
 No
0.46 (0.25-0.83)
0.48 (0.24-0.94)
0.034
0.49 (0.25-0.97)
0.42 (0.19-0.95)
0.038
 Yes
-
-
 
-
-
 
Extra-curricular activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Yes
0.73 (0.36-1.46)
0.82 (0.34-1.99)
0.662
1.77 (0.83-3.82)
2.49 (1.04-5.97)
0.041
 No
-
-
 
-
-
 
Sitting time
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ≤ 6 hours
1.16 (0.54-2.50)
0.90 (0.35-2.31)
0.831
1.46 (0.71-2.96)
1.82 (0.70-4.70)
0.219
 > 6 hours - -   - -  

Note: Adjusted for age, place of residence, family type, economic status, type of school, mode of transport to school, playground and extra-curricular activities in school, neighborhood walkability, playground/parks near home and sitting time.