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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Sep 19.
Published in final edited form as: J Phys Act Health. 2015 Apr 28;12(7):1023–1030. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2014-0014

Table 1. The Prevalence of Physical Activity in 2010–11 by Study Covariates Assessed in 2008–09 Among Participants Who Completed Inadequate MVPA in 2008–09 (N = 711).

N (%) Physical Activity P

SLB MVPA


N (%) N (%)
Overall 711 (100.0) 509 (71.6) 202 (28.4)
Gender 0.002
 Female 403 (56.7) 307 (76.0) 96 (24.0)
 Male 308 (43.3) 202 (65.5) 106 (34.5)
Age (years) 0.613
 ≤ 13 179 (25.2) 120 (67.3) 59 (32.7)
 14 232 (32.6) 173 (74.6) 59 (25.4)
 15 216 (30.8) 151 (69.9) 65 (30.1)
 ≥ 16 84 (11.8) 65(77.4) 19 (22.6)
 Mean (SD) 14.3 (1.1) 14.3 (1.0) 14.2 (1.0)
Country of birth 0.620
 Mexico 174 (24.5) 122 (70.1) 52 (29.9)
 USA 537 (75.5) 387 (72.1) 150 (27.9)
Parental educational attainment 0.923
 < High school 463 (66.3) 331 (71.5) 132 (28.5)
 High school 117 (16.7) 83 (70.9) 34 (29.1)
 > High school 119 (17.0) 87 (73.1) 32 (26.9)
Linguistic acculturation 0.199
 Lowest 216 (30.6) 162 (75.0) 54 (25.0)
 Medium 304 (43.1) 207 (68.1) 97 (31.9)
 Highest 185 (26.3) 135 (73.0) 50 (27.0)
 Mean (SD) 3.49 (0.7) 3.49 (0.7) 3.49 (0.7) 0.536
Family cohesion
 Low 407 (57.3) 306 (75.2) 101 (24.8) 0.013
 High 303 (42.7) 202 (66.7) 101 (33.3)
 Mean (SD) 3.08 (0.5) 3.06 (0.5) 3.15 (0.5) 0.011
Family conflict
 Low 354 (49.9) 253 (71.5) 101 (28.5) 0.981
 High 355 (50.1) 254 (71.5) 101 (28.5)
 Mean (SD) 2.61 (0.6) 2.60 (0.6) 2.63 (0.5) 0.742
Thrill & adventure seeking
 Mean (SD) 6.5 (3.3) 6.26 (3.3) 7.16 (3.2) 0.001
 Range 0–12 0–12 0–12
Social disinhibition 0.084
 Mean (SD) 3.16 (1.7) 3.10 (1.7) 3.26 (1.7)
 Range 0–7 0–7 0–7
Subjective social status 0.013
 Mean (SD) 7.75 (1.5) 7.66 (1.5) 7.94 (1.5)
 Range 1–10 1–10 1–10
Anxiety 0.010
 Mean (SD) 38.61 (9.5) 39.12 (9.6) 37.31 (9.0)
 Range 20-71 20–71 20–71

Abbreviations: MVPA, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity; SLB, sedentary and light behavior.