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. 2019 Dec 4;6(2):196–206. doi: 10.1002/osp4.389

Table 5.

Frequency of physical activity outdoor after school and odds of overweight/obesity1 among adolescents

Total N = 10028 Males N = 4333 Females N = 5695
OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
Unadjusted
Frequency of physical activity outdoor
0 day 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
1 to 2 days 0.76 (0.63 – 0.91)** 0.73 (0.50 – 1.05) 0.74 (0.57 – 0.96)*
3 to 4 days 0.71 (0.59 – 0.87)** 0.69 (0.53 – 0.91)** 0.66 (0.50 – 0.88)**
All 5 days 0.69 (0.57 – 0.83)*** 0.65 (0.47 – 0.89)** 0.59 (0.82 – 0.82)**
Adjusted
Frequency of physical activity outdoor
0 day 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
1 to 2 days 0.79 (0.65 – 0.96)* 0.79 (0.57 – 1.09) 0.80 (0.64 – 1.01)
3 to 4 days 0.76 (0.63 – 0.92)** 0.80 (0.61 – 1.05) 0.76 (0.55 – 1.04)
All 5 days 0.68 (0.55 – 0.84)** 0.74 (0.55 – 1.00) 0.61 (0.43 – 0.86)**
Age 1.01 (0.97 – 1.05) 1.01 (0.95 – 1.07) 1.00 (0.95 – 1.06)
Sex
Female 1 (reference)
Male 1.42 (1.14‐1.76)**
Ethnic background
White 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
Black 1.66 (1.36‐2.04)*** 1.06 (0.58‐1.93) 2.60 (1.62‐4.15)***
East/Southeast Asian 0.70 (0.56‐0.88)** 0.88 (0.62‐1.23) 0.52 (0.38‐0.71)***
South Asian 0.77 (0.62‐0.96)* 0.79 (0.59‐1.04) 0.76 (0.57‐1.02)
Other 1.18 (0.96‐1.44) 1.09 (0.80‐1.48) 1.29 (1.01‐1.64)*
Subjective socioeconomic status 0.92 (0.88‐0.97)** 0.89 (0.83‐0.94)*** 0.98 (0.91‐1.04)
Father education level 0.96 (0.93‐0.99)** 0.96 (0.91‐1.01) 0.95 (0.90‐1.00)*
Mother education level 1.00 (0.96‐1.05) 1.00 (0.93‐1.07) 1.02 (0.96‐1.08)
Parental support 1.09 (1.02‐1.16)* 1.18 (1.07‐1.29)** 0.99 (0.93‐1.06)
School subjective social status 0.94 (0.90‐0.99)** 0.94 (0.88‐1.00) 0.94 (0.90‐3.19)*
*

P < .05.

**

P < .01.

***

P < .001.

1

World Health Organization definition of overweight/obesity.