Table 3.
Relationship between physical activity, BMI and socio-economic class amongst male and female pupils (original)
| Characteristics | Males | Female | ||||
| Active | Inactive | P value | Active | Inactive | P value | |
| n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | |||
| Nutritional status | ||||||
| Underweight | 3(4.9) | 8 82 | 0.62 | 7(10.0) | 9(7.3) | 0.92 |
| Healthy weight | 39(62.9) | 53(54.6) | 40(57.1) | 75(60.5) | ||
| Overweight | 10(16.1) | 15(15.5) | 11(15.7) | 18(14.5) | ||
| Obesity | 10(16.1) | 21(21.7) | 12(17.1) | 22(17.7) | ||
| Socio-economic class | ||||||
| High | 51(82.3) | 64(66.0) | 0.17 | 51(72.9) | 89(71.8) | 0.70 |
| Middle | 4(6.5) | 20(20.6) | 11(15.7) | 19(15.3) | ||
| Low | 7(11.3) | 13(13.4) | 8(11.4) | 16(12.9) | ||
| Blood pressure | ||||||
| Normal BP | 61(98.4) | 92(94.8) | 0.37 | 64(91.4) | 112(90.3) | 0.92 |
| Prehypertension | 0(0.0) | 3(3.1) | 4(5.7) | 7(5.6) | ||
| Hypertension | 1(1.6) | 2(2.1) | 2(2.9) | 5(4.1) | ||