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. 2017 May 30;14:72. doi: 10.1186/s12966-017-0529-4

Table 4.

Multivariate logistic regression model for explanatory variables associated with meeting the PA guideline

% Meeting PA guideline OR 95%CI for OR p
Lower Upper
Gender
 Boy 30.1 1 -
 Girl 16.8 0.49 0.45 0.54 0.001*
Age group
 6-9 years old 24.4 1 -
 10-13 years old 26.3 1.20 1.08 1.34 0.001*
 14-17 years old 19.3 1.07 0.93 1.23 0.365
BMI
 Underweight 24.8 1.00 0.91 1.11 0.935
 Normal 22.6 1 -
 Overweight 20.2 0.84 0.71 0.99 0.033**
 Obese 19.2 0.78 0.64 0.94 0.010**
Geographical region
 Bangkok 26.7 1 -
 Central 25.2 0.92 0.76 1.11 0.371
 East 18.6 0.54 0.43 0.66 0.001*
 West 15.9 0.47 0.38 0.59 0.001*
 North 20.7 0.64 0.54 0.76 0.001*
 South 25.0 0.79 0.67 0.94 0.001*
 North East 25.3 0.83 0.71 0.97 0.001*
Organized sports
 No 19.4 1 -
 Yes 27.8 1.37 1.26 1.50 0.001*
Sport activities
 None 9.6 1 -
 1-2 activities 16.0 1.63 1.19 2.22 0.002*
 3-4 activities 22.4 2.23 1.63 3.04 0.001*
 ≥ 5 activities 29.2 2.93 2.14 4.01 0.001*
Recreational activities
 None 23.3 1.16 0.93 1.44 0.186
 1-2 activities 19.0 0.79 0.68 0.90 0.001*
 3-4 activities 22.1 0.81 0.72 0.91 0.001*
 ≥ 5 activities 27.2 1 -

*p < 0.01, **p < 0.05

Reference category, Gender: Boy, Age group: 6-9 years old, BMI: Normal, Geographical region: Bangkok, Organized sport: no participation, Sport activities: None, and Recreational activities: ≥5 activities

OR Odds ratios, CI Confidence Interval, p p-value