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. 2020 Jan 20;20:86. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-8187-x

Table 3.

Factors associated with Sedentary Behavior of adolescents among High school students in Debre Birhan, Ethiopia, 2019

Variables Sedentary Not Sedentary COR AOR(95%-CI)
Grade level G = 9 73 53 1 1
G = 10 124 91 1.95 0.39 (0.13–1.23)
G = 11 59 12 0.54 1.22 (0.58–2.53)
G = 12 122 46 1.93 0.82 (0.35–1.90)
Family Monthly Income < 2000 66 92 1 1
2001–5000 72 54 5.92 1.81 (0.64–5.17)
5001–7999 44 22 3.94 1.45(0.52–4.04)
> 8000 142 18 10.99 6.42 (2.18–18.78)***
Maternal Education No Education 79 105 1 1
Elementary 114 67 0.96 2.16(0.51–9.17)
Secondary 76 12 3.56 5.12 (1.09–23.83)*
College University 109 18 8.05 4.40 (0.842–22.99)
Father Education No Education 51 93 1 1
Elementary 108 72 1.12 0.85(0.23–3.10)
Secondary 77 14 4.12 0.61 (0.14–2.69)
College University 142 23 11.25 0.95 (0.19–4.85)
Mother Occupation NGO 7 2 3.243 0.88 (0.10–7.39)
Government 84 17 0.605 0.81 (0.09–7.04)
Private 110 19 0.708 0.39 (0.04–3.64)
House wife 177 164 1 1
Father Occupation NGO 26 5 9.02 4.58 (0.58–35.92)
Government 135 29 1.17 0.88 (0.13–5.80)
Private 138 31 1.12 1.78 (0.27–11.75)
Farmer 79 137 1 1
Family Residence Urban 295 67 7.16 0.37 0.13–1.06)
Rural 83 135 1 1
Housing condition Own 293 114 2.71 0.75 (0.37–1.53)
Rent 75 79 2.31 1.02 (0.18–5.69)
Condominium 10 9 1 1
TV Yes 330 87 9.09 4.87 (1.99–11.87)***
No 48 115 1 1
Dish Yes 289 59 7.54 1.132 (0.456–2.82)
No 92 143 1 1
Computer Yes 127 18 5.17 1.26 (0.46–3.44)
No 251 184 1 1
Private Internet Yes 16 2 4.42 0.62(0.09–4.07)
no 362 200 1 1
Phone Yes 301 131 2.12 1.33 (0.85–2.33)
No 77 71 1
Mobile Internet Yes 236 57 2.37 2.37(1.14–4.93)*
No 65 74 1 1
Social media Yes 213 40 5.23 2.98 (1.43–6.17)**
No 165 162 1 1

*Statistically significant P value < 0.05, ** p value < 0.01, *** P value < 0.001

NB: Model fitness and multicollinearity is checked