Table 4.
Comparison of physical activity questionnaire summary score across demographics.
| PAQ-C Activity Summary Score | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Median | IQR | Test Statistic U/H |
p-Value | |
| Parent | |||||
| Mother | 108 | 1.90 | 0.88 | 849.5 | 0.622 |
| Father | 17 | 1.87 | 0.91 | ||
| Sex of Child | |||||
| Male | 56 | 1.87 | 1.00 | 1913.5 | 0.927 |
| Female | 69 | 1.92 | 0.84 | ||
| Type of education | |||||
| Governmental | 87 | 1.80 | 0.90 | 1325.5 | 0.121 |
| Private | 37 | 0.45 | 1.02 | ||
| Having a sibling | |||||
| No | 13 | 2.13 | 0.89 | 669.5 | 0.636 |
| Yes | 112 | 1.87 | 0.87 | ||
| Parent’s age, year | |||||
| Between 20 and 30 | 7 | 1.92 | 1.25 | 4.24 | 0.236 |
| Between 31 and 40 | 36 | 2.08 | 0.91 | ||
| Between 41 and 50 | 51 | 1.79 | 0.71 | ||
| 51 and above | 31 | 1.95 | 1.17 | ||
| Child’s age, year | |||||
| Between 5 and 8 | 30 | 1.99 | 0.94 | 4.45 | 0.108 |
| Between 9 and 11 | 43 | 1.95 | 0.72 | ||
| Between 15 and 18 | 52 | 1.65 | 0.99 | ||
| Parent’s marital status | |||||
| Married | 109 | 1.91 | 0.87 | 0.39 | 0.822 |
| Divorced | 11 | 1.85 | 0.86 | ||
| Widowed | 5 | 1.61 | 0.97 | ||
| Parent’s employment status | |||||
| Student | 4 | 2.46 | 0.28 | 3.89 | 0.274 |
| Not working | 84 | 1.90 | 0.97 | ||
| Working part-time | 6 | 1.85 | 0.26 | ||
| Working full-time (at least 35 h per week) | 31 | 1.87 | 0.75 | ||
| Location | |||||
| East regions | 5 | 1.98 | 0.84 | 1.44 | 0.836 |
| Middle regions | 12 | 2.04 | 1.05 | ||
| North regions | 5 | 1.56 | 0.82 | ||
| South regions | 12 | 1.75 | 0.80 | ||
| Western regions | 91 | 1.89 | 0.97 | ||
| Numbers of households | |||||
| <5 persons | 31 | 2.20 | 1.02 | 11.0 | 0.004 |
| From 5 to 10 persons | 89 | 1.79 | 0.83 | ||
| ˃10 persons | 5 | 0.95 | 1.74 | ||
| Household’s monthly income | |||||
| ≤SAR 3000 | 30 | 1.84 | 0.95 | 0.48 | 0.976 |
| SAR 3001–SR8000 | 43 | 1.92 | 0.88 | ||
| SAR 8001–SR 13000 | 20 | 1.84 | 0.66 | ||
| ˃SR13000 | 25 | 1.87 | 0.98 | ||
| I do not know | 7 | 1.73 | 0.85 | ||
| Parent’s educational level | |||||
| Below high school | 40 | 1.65 | 0.87 | 2.80 | 0.424 |
| High school | 30 | 1.82 | 0.78 | ||
| Bachelor’s degree | 51 | 1.98 | 1.04 | ||
| Master’s degree or higher | 4 | 2.04 | 1.20 | ||
| Child’s educational level | |||||
| Grade 1 | 19 | 2.32 | 0.69 | 8.06 | 0.234 |
| Grade 2 | 7 | 1.84 | 1.20 | ||
| Grade 3 | 15 | 1.79 | 0.61 | ||
| Grade 4 | 8 | 2.01 | 0.87 | ||
| Grade 5 | 14 | 1.75 | 0.72 | ||
| Grade 6 or above | 49 | 1.71 | 0.97 | ||
| Kindergarten | 13 | 1.92 | 0.61 | ||
| Type of disability | |||||
| Intellectual | 47 | 1.92 | 0.68 | 7.0 | 0.220 |
| Learning difficulties | 31 | 1.97 | 0.89 | ||
| Sensory | 16 | 1.50 | 1.14 | ||
| Down syndrome | 13 | 1.89 | 1.26 | ||
| Physical | 9 | 1.52 | 1.27 | ||
| Others | 9 | 2.16 | 0.92 | ||