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. 2021 Sep 29;18(19):10257. doi: 10.3390/ijerph181910257

Table 2.

Regression analysis predicting sedentary behaviors.

Variables No Yes Bivariate Analysis Multivariable Analysis
n (%) n (%) COR (95% CI) p-Value AOR (95% CI) p-Value
Gender
 Female 118 (52.9) 105 (47.1) 1.183 (0.798–1.752) 0.403
 Male 105 (57.1) 79 (42.9) Ref.
Age
 ≤20 years 44 (53.7) 38 (46.3) 1.152 (0.581–2.283) 0.686
 21–23 years 147 (54.6) 122 (45.4) 1.107 (0.619–1.979) 0.733
 ≥24 years 32 (57.1) 24 (42.9) Ref.
Medical university
 Public 133 (51) 128 (49) 1.547 (1.024–2.337) 0.038 1.319 (0.834–2.085) 0.237
 Private 90 (61.6) 56 (38.4) Ref. Ref.
Year of study
 2nd 30 (56.6) 23 (43.4) 0.767 (0.291–2.017) 0.59 0.868 (0.305–2.474) 0.792
 3rd 57 (54.3) 48 (45.7) 0.842 (0.347–2.046) 0.704 1.017 (0.387–2.669) 0.973
 4th 70 (64.2) 39 (35.8) 0.557 (0.229–1.358) 0.198 0.65 (0.244–1.729) 0.388
 5th (Final) 54 (46.6) 62 (53.4) 1.148 (0.477–2.766) 0.758 1.425 (0.547–3.713) 0.469
 1st 12 (50) 12 (50) Ref. Ref.
Residence
 Rural 7 (38.9) 11 (61.1) 2.034 (0.651–6.356) 0.222 2 (0.603–6.638) 0.257
 Urban 194 (55.4) 156 (44.6) 1.041 (0.534–2.028) 0.907 1.182 (0.578–2.415) 0.647
 Semi-urban 22 (56.4) 17 (43.6) Ref. Ref.
Family type
 Nuclear 172 (55.3) 139 (44.7) Ref.
 Joint 51 (53.1) 45 (46.9) 1.092 (0.69–1.728) 0.708
BMI
 Normal 139 (51.7) 130 (48.3) 1.683 (0.927–3.057) 0.087 2.181 (1.135–4.193) 0.019
 Overweight/obese 48 (58.5) 34 (41.5) 1.275 (0.632–2.571) 0.497 1.359 (0.632–2.923) 0.432
 Underweight 36 (64.3) 20 (35.7) Ref. Ref.
Cigarette smoking
 Yes 5 (45.5) 6 (54.5) 1.47 (0.441–4.895) 0.531
 No 218 (55.1) 178 (44.9) Ref.
Do you have any COVID-19 related symptoms?
 Yes 8 (32) 17 (68) 3.32 (1.163–9.477) 0.025 2.888 (0.919–9.074) 0.069
 No 190 (55.7) 151 (44.3) 1.242 (0.64–2.41) 0.522 1.324 (0.658–2.667) 0.432
 May be 25 (61) 16 (39) Ref. Ref.
Have you been diagnosed with COVID-19 by a health professional?
 Yes 2 (28.6) 5 (71.4) 3.087 (0.592–16.098) 0.181 1.66 (0.256–10.753) 0.595
 No 221 (55.3) 179 (44.8) Ref. Ref.
Have you been living with a person diagnosed with COVID-19?
 Yes 6 (33.3) 12 (66.7) 2.523 (0.928–6.86) 0.070 1.832 (0.597–5.617) 0.290
 No 217 (55.8) 172 (44.2) Ref. Ref.
Are you following COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)?
 Yes 181 (53.7) 156 (46.3) 1.293 (0.724–2.31) 0.386
 No 9 (60) 6 (40) 1 (0.312–3.207) 1.000
 Not sure 33 (60) 22 (40) Ref.
Insufficient activity
 Yes 86 (43.9) 110 (56.1) 2.368 (1.588–3.531) <0.001 2.53 (1.661–3.853) <0.001
 No 137 (64.9) 74 (35.1) Ref.

Note: COR: Crude Odds Ratios; AOR: Adjusted Odds Ratio.