Table 3.
Comparison of risk factors of health in 15 to 19 year olds and 20 to 24 year olds in Saudi Arabia, 2013
| Factor | Categories | 15-19 years | 20-24 years | P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Percent/Mean | SE | N | Percent/Mean | SE | |||
| BMI (%) | <18.5 Kg/m2 | 196 | 17.2 | 1.4 | 99 | 8.9 | 1.1 | <0.001 |
| 18.5-24.9 Kg/m2 | 601 | 50.4 | 1.8 | 511 | 47.2 | 2.0 | ||
| 25-29.9 Kg/m2 | 242 | 20.9 | 1.5 | 314 | 28.0 | 1.7 | ||
| 30+ Kg/m2 | 141 | 11.6 | 1.2 | 186 | 15.9 | 1.4 | ||
| Smoking (%) | Never smoked | 1148 | 94.4 | 0.9 | 964 | 84.0 | 1.4 | <0.001 |
| Former smoker | 26 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 24 | 1.4 | 0.4 | ||
| Current smoker | 49 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 164 | 14.6 | 1.4 | ||
| Shisha (%) | Daily users | 19 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 56 | 4.8 | 0.9 | <0.001 |
| Others | 1199 | 98.5 | 0.4 | 1092 | 95.2 | 0.9 | ||
| Fruit and vegetables (%) | No servings | 462 | 39.8 | 1.8 | 387 | 36.6 | 1.9 | 0.472 |
| 1 to 4 servings | 694 | 53.9 | 1.8 | 707 | 56.5 | 1.9 | ||
| 5 or more servings | 68 | 6.3 | 0.9 | 64 | 6.9 | 1.1 | ||
| Activity (%) | No physical activity | 325 | 25.1 | 1.6 | 462 | 37.7 | 1.9 | <0.001 |
| Insufficient | 321 | 29.0 | 1.7 | 270 | 25.4 | 1.7 | ||
| Moderate | 155 | 12.6 | 1.2 | 135 | 12.7 | 1.3 | ||
| Vigorous | 389 | 33.3 | 1.7 | 264 | 24.2 | 1.7 | ||
| Blood pressure (%) | Normal blood pressure | 909 | 77.2 | 1.56 | 740 | 65.45 | 1.88 | <0.001 |
| Prehypertension | 251 | 20.8 | 1.51 | 329 | 29.55 | 1.80 | ||
| Stage 1 hypertension | 21 | 1.68 | 0.45 | 41 | 4.53 | 0.89 | ||
| Stage 2 hypertension | 6 | 0.43 | 0.21 | 4 | .46 | 0.27 | ||
| Daily sitting time (hr) | 1155 | 4.5 | 0.1 | 1087 | 4.6 | 0.1 | 0.444 | |
| Weekly TV and computer time (hr) | 1165 | 7.6 | 0.3 | 1089 | 8.1 | 0.4 | 0.360 | |
| Days eating fast food (per week) | 1113 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 1024 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 0.459 | |
| Soda or popa (Numbers per week) | 1074 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 958 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.696 | |
| Days eating processed meat (per week) | 1157 | 0.6 | 0.05 | 1061 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.204 | |
| Processed meat (servings per day) | 304 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 302 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.511 | |
| Days eating other processed food (per week) | 1160 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 1078 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.049 | |
| Other processed food (servings per day) | 679 | 1.5 | 0.05 | 628 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.073 | |
| Uses handset cell phone while drivingb (%) | Never | 100 | 21.3 | 2.4 | 64 | 11.4 | 1.7 | 0.003 |
| Sometimes | 329 | 70.1 | 2.7 | 362 | 75.5 | 2.6 | ||
| Always | 40 | 8.6 | 1.7 | 46 | 13.1 | 2.3 | ||
| Uses hands-free cell phone while drivingb (%) | Never | 348 | 72.7 | 2.6 | 326 | 68.4 | 2.8 | 0.439 |
| Sometimes | 109 | 23.4 | 2.5 | 127 | 28.0 | 2.7 | ||
| Always | 19 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 19 | 3.6 | 1.1 | ||
| Follows speed limitsb (%) | Never | 113 | 24.1 | 2.5 | 95 | 20.6 | 2.4 | 0.387 |
| Sometimes | 237 | 51.5 | 3.0 | 279 | 57.3 | 3.0 | ||
| Always | 103 | 24.4 | 2.7 | 93 | 22.1 | 2.6 | ||
| Uses seatbelt while drivingb (%) | Never | 299 | 60.6 | 2.9 | 239 | 48.6 | 3.0 | 0.007 |
| Sometimes | 155 | 34.6 | 2.8 | 206 | 46.9 | 3.0 | ||
| Always | 24 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 28 | 4.4 | 1.0 | ||
| Uses seatbelt as front passenger (%) | Never | 917 | 75.3 | 1.6 | 821 | 71.4 | 1.8 | 0.248 |
| Sometimes | 253 | 21.9 | 1.5 | 266 | 25.1 | 1.7 | ||
| Always | 33 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 46 | 3.5 | 0.6 | ||
| Uses seatbelt as back passenger (%) | Never | 1098 | 90.6 | 1.1 | 1020 | 90.2 | 1.1 | 0.800 |
| Sometimes | 91 | 8.5 | 1.1 | 101 | 9.1 | 1.0 | ||
| Always | 16 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 16 | 0.7 | 0.2 | ||
aCarbonated soft drinks
bOnly men answered this item