Research Article
Risk Factors of Overweight and Obesity among High School Students in Bahir Dar City, North West Ethiopia: School Based Cross-Sectional Study
Table 3
Physical activities of high school students in Bahir Dar city, North West Ethiopia, 2014.
| Variables | Categories | Frequencies | Percentages |
| Vigorous activity () | Yes | 149 | 34.6 | No | 282 | 65.4 |
| Number of days vigorous activity was done/week () | 1 to 3 | 57 | 64.8 | 4 to 6 | 28 | 31.8 | 7 days | 3 | 3.4 |
| Moderate physical activity () | Yes | 388 | 90 | No | 43 | 10 |
| Number of days moderate activities were done per week () | 1 to 3 | 138 | 35.6 | 4 to 6 | 145 | 37.3 | 7 days | 105 | 27.1 |
| Means of transport to and from school |
Car/taxi/ | 163 | 37.8 | Bicycle | 40 | 9.3 | Feet | 183 | 42.5 | Sometimes vehicle | 45 | 10.4 |
| Vigorous sport | Yes | 188 | 43.6 | No | 243 | 56.4 |
| Number of days vigorous sport was done per week () | 1 to 3 | 143 | 76.1 | 4 to 6 | 31 | 16.4 | 7 days | 14 | 7.5 |
| Number of hours spent in TV watching () | 1 to 2 | 142 | 34.5 | 2.1 to 3 | 80 | 19.5 | 3.1 to 4 | 88 | 21.4 | >4 | 101 | 24.6 |
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