Table 3.
Association between various characteristics with physical activity level.
| Variables | Physical Activity Level | Value x2 | p-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active n (%) |
Inactive n (%) |
||||
| Ethnic | Malay | 119 (56.4) | 92 (43.6) | 1.762 | 0.184 |
| Non-Malay | 23 (46.0) | 27 (54.0) | |||
| Sex | Male | 28 (66.7) | 14 (33.3) | 3.033 | 0.082 |
| Female | 114 (52.1) | 105 (47.9) | |||
| Age (years) | ≤40 | 106 (55.8) | 84 (44.2) | 0.539 | 0.463 |
| >40 | 36 (50.7) | 35 (49.3) | |||
| Educational level | Below Tertiary | 26 (59.1) | 18 (40.9) | 0.468 | 0.494 |
| Above Tertiary | 116 (53.5) | 101 (46.5) | |||
| Marital status | Single | 14 (40.0) | 21 (60.0) | 3.382 | 0.066 |
| Ever married | 128 (56.6) | 98 (43.4) | |||
| Monthly household income (RM) | ≤3000 | 49 (53.3) | 43 (46.7) | 0.087 | 0.957 |
| 3001–6000 | 68 (55.3) | 55 (44.7) | |||
| ≥6001 | 25 (54.3) | 21 (45.7) | |||
| Occupational status | Professionals | 14 (38.9) | 22 (61.1) | 5.231 | 0.073 |
| Associates | 95 (54.9) | 78 (45.1) | |||
| Support workers | 33 (63.5) | 19 (36.5) | |||
| Self-reported health status | Good | 114 (58.2) | 82 (41.8) | 4.479 | 0.034 * |
| Poor | 28 (43.1) | 37 (56.9) | |||
| Body Mass Index | Underweight | 5 (45.5) | 6 (54.5) | 0.876 | 0.831 |
| Normal | 64 (53.3) | 56 (46.7) | |||
| Overweight | 40 (54.1) | 34 (45.9) | |||
| Obese | 33 (58.9) | 23 (41.1) | |||
| Waist circumference | Acceptable | 70 (54.7) | 58 (45.3) | 0.008 | 0.929 |
| At risk | 72 (54.1) | 61 (45.9) | |||
| Body fat percentage | Normal | 32 (60.4) | 21 (39.6) | 0.956 | 0.328 |
| High | 110 (52.9) | 98 (47.1) | |||
| Sitting time (per day) | ≤4 h | 61 (62.9) | 36 (37.1) | 4.476 | 0.034 * |
| >4 h | 81 (49.4) | 83 (50.6) | |||
Pearson Chi-square test was performed. * p-value < 0.05, significant.