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. 2022 Aug 17;13:915314. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.915314

TABLE 2.

Physical activity habits based on the sociodemographic factors studied.

Gender
Age group
SVI
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.