Table 3.
Prevalence of participation in different physical activity domains in Thai children and youth by age group and sex
| Total | 6-9 years | 10-13 years | 14-17 years | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boy | Girl | Boy | Girl | Boy | Girl | ||||||||||||||||
| n | % | (95%CI) | n | % | (95%CI) | n | % | (95%CI) | n | % | (95%CI) | n | % | (95%CI) | n | % | (95%CI) | n | % | (95%CI) | |
| PE class† | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 12,181 | 91.9 | (91.4-92.4) | 1898 | 85.9 | (84.4-87.3) | 1782 | 86.4 | (84.8-87.8) | 2233 | 96.7 | (95.9-97.4) | 2097 | 96.4 | (95.5-97.1) | 1871 | 93.0 | (91.8-94.1) | 2300 | 92.6 | (91.5-93.5) |
| Organized sports*† | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 6305 | 47.6 | (46.7-48.4) | 1051 | 47.5 | (45.5-49.6) | 899 | 43.6 | (41.5-45.7) | 1285 | 55.6 | (53.6-57.6) | 1122 | 51.6 | (49.5-53.7) | 1014 | 50.4 | (48.2-52.6) | 934 | 37.6 | (35.7-39.5) |
| Active travel to school† | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 6885 | 51.9 | (51.1-52.8) | 1002 | 45.3 | (43.3-47.4) | 840 | 40.7 | (38.6-42.9) | 1425 | 61.7 | (59.7-63.7) | 1241 | 57.0 | (54.9-59.1) | 945 | 47.0 | (44.8-49.2) | 1432 | 57.6 | (55.7-59.6) |
| Sport/exercise activities*† | |||||||||||||||||||||
| None | 520 | 3.9 | (3.6-4.3) | 34 | 1.5 | (1.1-2.1) | 58 | 2.8 | (2.8-3.6) | 30 | 1.3 | (0.9-1.9) | 44 | 2.0 | (1.5-2.7) | 109 | 5.4 | (4.5-6.5) | 245 | 9.9 | (8.8-11.1) |
| 1-2 activities | 3016 | 22.8 | (22.1-23.5) | 319 | 14.4 | (13.3-16.0) | 389 | 18.9 | (17.2-20.6) | 300 | 13.0 | (11.7-14.4) | 395 | 18.2 | (16.6-19.8) | 621 | 30.9 | (28.9-32.9) | 992 | 39.9 | (38.0-41.9) |
| 3-4 activities | 4074 | 30.7 | (30.0-31.5) | 564 | 25.5 | (23.7-27.3) | 584 | 28.3 | (26.4-30.3) | 684 | 29.6 | (27.8-31.5) | 692 | 31.8 | (29.9-33.8) | 741 | 36.8 | (34.8-39.9) | 809 | 32.6 | (30.7-34.4) |
| ≥ 5 activities | 5645 | 42.6 | (41.8-43.4) | 1294 | 58.5 | (56.5-60.6) | 1031 | 50.5 | (47.8-52.2) | 1296 | 56.1 | (54.1-58.1) | 1045 | 48.0 | (45.9-50.1) | 540 | 26.9 | (25.0-28.8) | 439 | 17.7 | (16.2-19.2) |
| Recreational activities*† | |||||||||||||||||||||
| None | 850 | 6.4 | (6.0-6.8) | 19 | 0.9 | (0.6-1.3) | 11 | 0.5 | (0.3-1.0) | 61 | 2.6 | (2.1-3.4) | 43 | 2.0 | (1.5-2.7) | 416 | 20.7 | (19.0-22.5) | 300 | 12.1 | (10.9-13.4) |
| 1-2 activities | 3446 | 26.0 | (25.3-26.8) | 183 | 8.3 | (7.2-9.5) | 134 | 6.5 | (5.5-7.6) | 559 | 24.2 | (22.5-26.0) | 399 | 18.3 | (16.8-20.0) | 1008 | 50.1 | (48.0-52.3) | 1163 | 46.8 | (44.9-48.8) |
| 3-4 activities | 3800 | 28.7 | (27.9-29.5) | 482 | 21.8 | (20.1-23.6) | 380 | 18.4 | (16.8-20.1) | 993 | 40.4 | (38.4-42.4) | 770 | 35.4 | (33.4-37.4) | 475 | 23.6 | (21.8-25.5) | 760 | 30.6 | (28.8-32.4) |
| ≥ 5 activities | 5158 | 38.9 | (38.1-39.8) | 1527 | 69.1 | (67.1-71.0) | 1539 | 74.6 | (72.6-76.4) | 756 | 32.7 | (30.9-34.7) | 964 | 44.3 | (42.2-46.4) | 111 | 5.5 | (4.6-6.6) | 261 | 10.5 | (9.4-11.8) |
| Screen-time activities† | |||||||||||||||||||||
| None | 189 | 1.4 | (1.2-1.6) | 23 | 1.0 | (0.1-1.6) | 31 | 1.5 | (1.1-2.1) | 43 | 1.9 | (1.4-2.5) | 27 | 1.2 | (0.9-1.8) | 35 | 1.7 | (1.3-2.4) | 30 | 1.2 | (0.9-1.7) |
| 1-2 activities | 4515 | 34.1 | (33.3-34.9) | 906 | 41.0 | (38.9-43.0) | 1017 | 49.3 | (47.1-51.5) | 759 | 32.9 | (31.0-34.8) | 770 | 35.4 | (33.4-37.4) | 462 | 23.0 | (21.2-24.9) | 601 | 24.2 | (22.6-25.9) |
| 3-4 activities | 6742 | 50.9 | (50.0-51.7) | 913 | 41.3 | (39.3-43.3) | 840 | 40.7 | (38.6-42.9) | 1207 | 52.3 | (50.2-54.3) | 1174 | 54.0 | (51.9-56.1) | 1082 | 53.8 | (51.7-56.0) | 1526 | 61.4 | (59.5-63.3) |
| ≥ 5 activities | 1806 | 13.6 | (13.1-14.2) | 369 | 16.7 | (15.2-18.3) | 175 | 8.5 | (7.4-9.8) | 300 | 13.0 | (11.7-14.4) | 204 | 9.4 | (8.2-10.7) | 431 | 21.4 | (19.7-23.3) | 327 | 13.2 | (11.9-14.6) |
*Significantly associated with the achievement of the PA guideline at p < 0.001
†Significant difference between genders in all age groups at p < 0.05