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. 2022 Apr 1;14(4):e23719. doi: 10.7759/cureus.23719

Table 2. Cross tabulation of physical activity and demographic variables (n=646).

Variables Categories Mild Physical Activity Moderate Physical Activity Intense Physical Activity
Yes No p-value Yes No p-value Yes No p-value
Gender Male 191 47  0.08 105 133  1.00 90 148 0.00*
Female 303 105 180 228 93 315
Education-al Level Illiterate 164 62 0.27 97 129  0.31 58 168 0.22
Less than Primary 81 31 44 68 29 83
Primary 23 06 14 15 12 17
Secondary 88 15 41 62 39 64
High school 90 25 61 54 28 87
College or university 37 09 19 27 13 33
Postgraduate 10 04 08 06 04 10
Non-response 01 0 01 0 0 01
Ethnicity Punjabi 204 67 0.15 109 162 0.23 87 184 0.05*
Urdu 197 59 122 134 57 199
Pushtoon 74 15 43 46 29 60
Others 19 11 11 19 10 20
Marital Status Never Married 24 10 0.01* 21 13 0.00* 11 23 0.62
Currently Married 452 128 258 322 166 414
Separated 02 0 01 01 0 02
Widowed 16 14 05 25 06 24
Occupation Government Job 49 09 0.02* 23 35 0.00* 26 32 0.01*
Private Job 93 16 63 46 37 72
Self-employed 35 11 19 27 18 28
Student 02 01 02 01 01 02
Retired 19 06 06 19 03 22
Unemployed (can work) 13 10 03 20 03 20
Unemployed (disabled) 08 07 06 09 05 10
Household Chores 273 92 162 203 89 276
Non-response 02 0 01 01 01 01