Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the sample (proportions)
| Characteristics | All youth: proportion % (95% CI) n = 9,000* |
No recreational physical activity proportion % (95% CI) n = 1,800* |
Some recreational physical activity but <420 minutes per week proportion % (95% CI) n = 3,800* |
≥420 minutes per week of recreational physical activity proportion % (95% CI) n = 3,400* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 48.65 (48.65–48.65) | 55.70 (52.69–58.71) | 53.84 (52.02–55.66) | 39.25 (37.37–41.13) |
| Student status | ||||
| Current student | 96.25 (95.74–96.77) | 92.12 (90.36–93.89) | 96.87 (96.15–97.59) | 97.77 (97.14–98.41) |
| Adjusted household income (ratio to low income cut-off)** | ||||
| Quartile 1 | 31.37 (30.16–32.59) | 39.24 (35.91–42.56) | 32.42 (30.27–34.56) | 25.74 (23.54–27.94) |
| Quartile 2 | 24.17 (22.89–25.45) | 21.37 (18.63–24.10) | 24.34 (22.29–26.40) | 25.63 (23.58–27.67) |
| Quartile 3 | 22.68 (21.58–23.78) | 22.74 (19.89–25.59) | 22.87 (21.09–24.66) | 22.55 (20.59–24.50) |
| Quartile 4 | 21.77 (20.83–22.71) | 16.66 (14.44–18.88) | 20.36 (18.70–22.03) | 26.08 (24.19–27.98) |
| Geographic region | ||||
| Population centre | 80.69 (79.80–81.59) | 82.37 (80.20–84.54) | 80.93 (79.51–83.36) | 79.55 (77.88–81.21) |
| Rural | 19.31 (18.41–20.20) | 17.63 (15.46–19.80) | 19.07 (17.64–20.49) | 20.45 (18.79–22.12) |
| Smoking status | ||||
| Current smoker | 3.93 (3.34–4.63) | 6.91 (5.30–8.52) | 3.22 (2.52–3.93) | 3.04 (2.06–4.02) |
| Alcohol consumption | ||||
| Binge drinking*** | 4.00 (3.40–4.59) | 4.30 (3.12–5.48) | 3.69 (2.85–4.53) | 4.28 (3.23–5.33) |
| BMI | ||||
| Obese | 5.85 (5.10–6.60) | 6.65 (4.86–8.44) | 6.33 (5.20–7.45) | 4.90 (3.77–6.03) |
| Chronic conditions | ||||
| Has one or more chronic condition**** | 22.92 (21.68–24.16) | 22.32 (19.49–25.15) | 22.13 (20.22–24.05) | 24.01 (21.96–26.06) |
| Non-recreational physical activity | ||||
| Reports non-recreational physical activity in the week | 72.89 (71.50–74.27) | 60.19 (56.62–63.76) | 76.35 (74.47–78.23) | 77.28 (75.25–79.32) |
| Drug use | ||||
| Has used illicit drugs in the past 12 months | 5.59 (4.87–6.30) | 6.90 (5.28–8.53) | 5.54 (4.45–6.63) | 5.04 (3.90–6.19) |
| Age, mean (SD) | 14.52 (14.47–14.57) | 14.95 (14.83–15.07) | 14.48 (14.40–14.57) | 14.34 (14.26–14.41) |
*
Rounded to the nearest hundred.
**
Quartile 1 as the lowest income quartile; quartile 4 the highest.
***
Binge drinking is defined as 5+ drinks for males, and 4+ drinks for females on one occasion once, or more than once a month in the past year.
****
The chronic conditions included in this variable are arthritis, asthma, back problems, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, migraine, and/or effects of a stroke.