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. 2018 Mar 29;36(2):192–198. doi: 10.1590/1984-0462/;2018;36;2;00011

Table 3: Association between participation and physical activity in physical education classes with meeting health criteria for overweigth, obesity and high blood pressure (n=681).

n (%) PR (CI95%) Crude PR (95%CI) Adjusted p-value for adjusted PR
Overweight
Participation in classes
Yes 461 (79.9) 0.94 (0.86-1.03) 0.93 (0.84-1.03) 0.162
No 88 (84.6) 1.00 1.00
Active during classes
Yes 282 (81.0) 0.98 (0.91-1.06) 1.04 (0.95-1.14) 0.282
No 267 (80.2) 1.00 1.00
Obesity
Participation in classes
Yes 545 (94.5) 0.98 (0.92-1.05) 0.98 (0.91-1.05) 0.556
No 99 (95.2) 1.00 1.00
Active during classes
Yes 316 (94.9) 1.01 (0.96-1.05) 1.02 (0.91-1.05) 0.283
No 328 (94.3) 1.00 1.00
High blood pressure
Participation in classes
Yes 495 (85.9) 0.96 (0.88-1.04) 0.97 (0.88-1.08) 0.652
No 93 (89.4) 1.00 1.00
Active during classes
Yes 285 (85.6) 0.98 (0.90-1.05) 0.98 (0.90-1.06) 0.605
No 303 (87.3) 1.00 1.00

PR: Prevalence ratio; 95%CI: Confidence interval of 95%; n (%): absolute (relative) frequency; Adjusted for sex, age, parental education, physical activity, sedentary behavior, and nutritional status.