Table 2.

Physical activity (PA) level and sport participation rates in relation to gender and school level

	Girls (%)			Boys (%)
	Junior high	Senior high	P value	Junior high	Senior high	P value
PA level
High PA	38.4	32.4		46.5	43.8
Moderate PA	39.9	34.3		33.1	28.0
Low PA	20.2	31.6	<0.001*	18.5	27.2	<0.001*
Missing	1.5	1.6		1.9	1.0
Sport participation (≥1 day/week)
Team sports	64.7	49.9	<0.001	65.8	56.7	<0.001
Endurance sports	46.0	45.5	0.63	51.4	49.4	0.06
Aesthetic sports	25.9	27.3	0.43	6.0	5.2	0.25
Strength sports	20.5	29.7	<0.001	33.8	47.6	<0.001
Martial arts	3.5	4.4	0.17	7.6	7.6	0.85
Technical sports	28.0	16.7	<0.001	26.8	20.8	<0.001
Extreme sports	1.0	0.8	0.71	4.6	4.7	0.99

Low PA=≤1 day/week, moderate PA=2–3 days/week, high PA=≥4 days/week.

Bold numbers, statistically significant, p<0.05.

*X² test for trend.