TABLE 2.
Physical activity habits based on the sociodemographic factors studied.
| Gender |
Age group |
SVI |
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| Total n (%) | Male n (%) | Female n (%) | 10–13 years old n (%) | 14–16 years old n (%) | ≥ 17 years old n (%) | Low n (%) | Medium n (%) | High n (%) | ||
| I do PA or sports with my family. | Never or < once a month | 3, 203 (44.1) | 1,281 (39.1)a | 1,946 (48.8)b | 1,159 (35.6)a | 1,598 (50.4)b | 470 (56.2)c | 664 (39.4)a | 961 (45.8)b | 1,576 (45.3)b |
| 1–3 times a month | 1,431 (19.7) | 609 (18.6) a | 830 (20.8)b | 658 (20.2)a | 641 (20.2)a | 127 (15.2)b | 347 (20.6)a | 418 (19.9)a | 675 (19.4) | |
| 1–2 times a week | 1,198 (16.5) | 563 (17.2)a | 634 (15.9)a | 638 (19.6)a | 438 (13.8)b | 122 (14.6)b | 318 (18.9)a | 315 (15.0)b | 571 (16.4)b | |
| 3–6 times a week | 683 (9.4) | 373 (11.4)a | 299 (7.5)b | 361 (11.1)a | 260 (8.2)b | 72 (8.6)b | 199 (11.8)a | 197 (9.4)b | 282 (8.1)b | |
| Daily | 748 (10.3) | 449 (13.7)a | 279 (7.0)b | 440 (13.5)a | 235 (7.4)b | 45 (5.4)c | 157 (9.3)a | 208 (9.9)a | 376 (10.8) | |
| χ2 = 203.234; p < 0.001 | χ2 = 247.362; p < 0.001 | χ2 = 50.760; p < 0.001 | ||||||||
| I play in the park, garden or yard with other children. | Never or < once a month | 3,065 (42.2) | 1,267 (38.7)a | 1,819 (45.6)b | 1,022 (31.4)a | 1,595 (50.3)b | 475 (56.8)c | 725 (43.0)a | 909 (43.3)a | 1,437 (41.3) |
| 1–3 times a month | 1,249 (17.2) | 534 (16.3)a | 726 (18.2)b | 514 (15.8)a | 618 (19.5)b | 140 (16.8)a,b | 275 (16.3)a | 357 (17.0)a | 612 (17.6) | |
| 1–2 times a week | 1,046 (14.4) | 491 (15.0)a | 546 (13.7)a | 501 (15.4)a | 425 (13.4)b | 115 (13.7)a,b | 256 (15.2)a | 294 (14.0)a | 494 (14.2) | |
| 3–6 times a week | 734 (10.1) | 396 (12.1)a | 327 (8.2)b | 417 (12.8)a | 260 (8.2)b | 50 (6.0)c | 185 (11.0)a | 191 (9.1)b | 358 (10.3)a,b | |
| Daily | 1,169 (16.1) | 586 (17.9)a | 570 (14.3)b | 801 (24.6)a | 273 (8.6)b | 56 (6.7)b | 244 (14.5)a | 348 (16.6)a,b | 578 (16.6)b | |
| χ2 = 91.079; p < 0.001 | χ2 = 558.203; p < 0.001 | χ2 = 13.316; p = 0.101 | ||||||||
| At recess time I do some sport or PA. | Never or < once a month | 3,109 (42.8) | 1,041 (31.8)a | 2,118 (53.1)b | 925 (28.4)a | 1,747 (55.1)b | 533 (63.7)c | 701 (41.6)a | 924 (44.0)a | 1,506 (43.3) |
| 1–3 times a month | 1,097 (15.1) | 481 (14.7)a | 618 (15.5)a | 472 (14.5)a | 520 (16.4)b | 117 (14.0)a,b | 254 (15.1)a | 332 (15.8)a | 511 (14.7) | |
| 1–2 times a week | 879 (12.1) | 436 (13.3)a | 443 (11.1)b | 462 (14.2)a | 320 (10.1)b | 75 (9.0)b | 233 (13.8)a | 246 (11.7)b | 400 (11.5)b | |
| 3–6 times a week | 668 (9.2) | 390 (11.9)a | 263 (6.6)b | 391 (12.0)a | 212 (6.7)b | 38 (4.5)c | 145 (8.6)a | 193 (9.2)a | 320 (9.2) | |
| Daily | 1,511 (20.8) | 927 (28.3)a | 546 (13.7)b | 1,006 (30.9)a | 371 (11.7)b | 74 (8.8)c | 352 (20.9)a,b | 405 (19.3)b | 741 (21.3) | |
| χ2 = 584.046; p < 0.001 | χ2 = 807.281; p < 0.001 | χ2 = 13.629; p = 0.092 | ||||||||
| I practice some type of PA or sports in addition to the one I do in Physical Education. | Never or < once a month | 1,852 (25.5) | 603 (18.4)a | 1,284 (32.2)b | 658 (20.2)a | 983 (31.0)b | 285 (34.1)b | 359 (21.3)a | 565 (26.9)b | 929 (26.7)b |
| 1–3 times a month | 1,017 (14.0) | 393 (12.0)a | 634 (15.9)b | 394 (12.1)a | 498 (15.7)b | 113 (13.5)a,b | 204 (12.1)a | 292 (13.9)a,b | 529 (15.2)b | |
| 1–2 times a week | 1,300 (17.9) | 596 (18.2)a | 702 (17.6)a | 589 (18.1)a,b | 545 (17.2)b | 173 (20.7)a | 335 (19.9)a | 359 (17.1)b | 605 (17.4)b | |
| 3–6 times a week | 1,155 (15.9) | 599 (18.3)a | 542 (13.6)b | 537 (16.5)a | 485 (15.3)a | 123 (14.7)a | 330 (19.6)a | 300 (14.3)b | 522 (15.0)b | |
| Daily | 1,939 (26.7) | 1,048 (33.1)a | 826 (20.7)b | 1,078 (33.1)a | 660 (20.8)b | 142 (17.0)c | 457 (27.1)a | 584 (27.8)a | 894 (25.7) | |
| χ2 = 371.835; p < 0.001 | χ2 = 234.038; p < 0.001 | χ2= 61.011; p < 0.001 | ||||||||
| I walk at least 15 minutes per day | Never or < once a month | 683 (9.4) | 269 (8.2)a | 419 (10.5)b | 335 (10.3)a | 251 (7.9)b | 83 (9.9)a.b | 116 (6.9)a | 206 (9.8)b | 358 (10.3)b |
| 1–3 times a month | 675 (9.3) | 265 (8.1)a | 419 (10.5)b | 332 (10.2)a | 282 (8.9)a,b | 60 (7.2)b | 140 (8.3)a | 216 (10.3)b | 324 (9.3)a,b | |
| 1–2 times a week | 741 (10.2) | 295 (9.0)a | 451 (11.3)b | 361 (11.1)a | 298 (9.4)b | 77 (9.2)a,b | 175 (10.4)a | 214 (10.2)a | 355 (10.2) | |
| 3–6 times a week | 886 (12.2) | 413 (12.6)a | 475 (11.9)a | 436 (13.4)a | 349 (11.0)b | 105 (12.5)a,b | 229 (13.6)a | 248 (11.8)a,b | 411 (11.8)b | |
| Daily | 4,278 (58.9) | 2,034 (62.1)a | 2,225 (55.8)b | 1,791 (55.0)a | 1,991 (62.8)b | 512 (61.2)b | 1,024 (60.8)a | 1,215 (57.9)b | 2,032 (58.4)a,b | |
| χ2 = 56.302; p < 0.001 | χ2 = 41.720; p < 0.001 | χ2 = 29.450; p < 0.001 | ||||||||
| Physical activity (PA) |
Follows the WHO recommendations | 1,155 (15.9) | 727 (22.2)a | 395 (9.9)b | 736 (22.6)a | 311 (9.8)b | 61 (7.3)c | 263 (15.6)a | 311 (14.8)a | 560 (16.1)a |
| Dont follows the WHO recommendations | 6,108 (84.1) | 2,548 (77.8)a | 3,593 (90.1)b | 2,520 (77.4)a | 2,860 (90.2)b | 775 (92.7)c | 1,422 (84.4)a | 1,788 (85.2)a | 2,919 (83.9)a | |
| χ2 112.521; p < 0.001 | χ2 210.796; p < 0.001 | χ2 1.782; p = 0.410 | ||||||||
PA, Physical activity correspond to sum of the scores obtained in each one of the items of the physical activity scale. a,b,c, z-test for proportions. p < 0.05.