Research Article

How Adolescent Subjective Health and Satisfaction with Weight and Body Shape Are Related to Participation in Sports

Table 4

(a) Boys desire to change body according to amount and type of sports

Predictor variableUnivariate, unadjusted analysis OR (95% CI)Adjusted, full model analysis OR (95% CI)

Reference category: age group <18 years
 18–20 years0.92 (0.56–1.52)1.14 (0.64–2.00)
20 years1.26 (0.74–2.17)1.53 (0.84–2.81)
Reference category: BMI category 10th percentile-median
10th percentile (<18.74)1.57 (0.98–2.52)1.64 (0.97–2.77)
 Median-90th percentile (21.79–26.35)1.38 (1.07–1.79)1.42 (1.08–1.86)
90th percentile (>26.46)3.83 (2.41–6.10)3.86 (2.32–6.42)
Reference category: no physical activity during a week
 Small amount 1.37 (0.90–2.09)1.01 (0.60–1.71)
 Moderate amount1.35 (0.93–1.95)0.96 (0.58–1.58)
 Great amount1.52 (1.06–2.18)1.23 (0.74–2.06)
Reference category: no sports
 Team sports1.06 (0.78–1.46)0.98 (0.65–1.47)
 Individual sports without advantage of leanness0.93 (0.51–1.67)0.82 (0.43–1.55)
 Individual sports with advantage of leanness1.73 (1.26–2.37)1.65 (1.12–2.45)

(b) Girls desire to change body according to amount and type of sports

Predictor variableUnivariate, unadjusted analysis OR (95% CI)Adjusted, full model analysis OR (95% CI)

Reference category: age group <18 years
 18–20 years4.64 (2.48–8.69)3.32 (1.64–6.73)
20 years5.01 (2.56–9.81)3.53 (1.68–7.41)
Reference category: BMI category 10th percentile-median
10th percentile (<18.74)0.94 (0.58–1.52)0.95 (0.57–1.59)
 Median-90th percentile (21.79–26.35)1.87 (1.25–2.79)2.05 (1.34–3.15)
90th percentile (>26.46)2.01 (0.98–4.13)2.57 (1.17–5.65)
Reference category: no physical activity during a week
 Small amount 1.52 (0.91–2.54)1.00 (0.54–1.86)
 Moderate amount2.12 (1.30–3.47)1.51 (0.79–2.89)
 Great amount1.62 (0.99–2.66)1.07 (0.53–2.15)
Reference category: no sports
 Team sports2.29 (1.37–3.85)1.98 (1.03–3.80)
 Individual sports without advantage of leanness0.88 (0.47–1.63)0.68 (0.33–1.37)
 Individual sports with advantage of leanness2.14 (1.45–3.16)1.70 (1.03–2.80)