Table 5.
Summary of evidence on sedentary behaviour (SB) correlates in Thai children and adolescents (6 – 17 years old)
| Correlates | Relationship with SB | Summary Code | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negative/Inverse (-) | Positive (+) | Non-significant (?) | ||
| Individual Level | ||||
| Demographic factors | ||||
| – Age/School grade | 118, 147 | 91 | + | |
| – Sex (+ denotes higher SB in males , - denotes higher SB in females ) | 147 | 67, 75, 91, 111, 118, 141 | 67, 91, 111, 118, 126, 135 | ?? |
| – Household income | 96 | 75 | ? | |
| – Parents’ marital status | 75 | ? | ||
| – Parents’ education level | 91 | ? | ||
| – Municipality (+ denotes higher SB in an urban place of residence, - denotes higher SB in a rural place of residence) | 135 (M) | 106 | 67, 106, 135 (F) | ? |
| Biological factors | ||||
| – Body weight | 61 | + | ||
| – Body mass index (BMI) | 147 | + | ||
| – Overweight | 111 (F), 171, 157 | 111 (M, F), 125 (F), 157 | ?? | |
| – Obesity | 47 (M, F), 130 (M), 148, 156, 157, 169 | 33, 96 (F), 130 (F), 157, 173 | ?? | |
| Physical health | ||||
| – Asthma | 157 | ? | ||
| – Hypertension | 157 | 157 | ? | |
| – Physical pain | 61 | + | ||
| Health behavioural and lifestyle factors | ||||
| – Physical activity participation | 178 | ? | ||
| – Playing sports | 61 | - | ||
| Academic/school performance | ||||
| – Grade point average | 54, 75, 91 | 61 | 91, 157 | ? |
| Social environment | ||||
| Social and cultural factors | ||||
| – Time spent with family | 61 | + | ||
| – Good relationship with friends | 61 | ? | ||
| – Participation in extracurricular activities | 61 | + | ||
(+) Mostly positive associations, (-) Mostly negative associations, (?) Mostly non-significant, indeterminate, or inconsistent associations, (M) Male, (F) Female