Gender Disparity in Structured Physical Activity and Overall Activity Level in Adolescence: Evaluation of Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Data

Table 1

Bivariate association of individual and organizational level variables with self-reported physical activity in the last week for 9th–12th grade girls and boys.

	Sedentary	Low-moderate activity	High activity
	𝑁=126 (0 days)	𝑁=270 (1–4 Days)	𝑁=195 (5–7 Days)
Individual level variables
^***Sex
Female	𝑁=102 (81%)	𝑁=168 (62%)	𝑁=95 (49%)
Male	𝑁=24 (19%)	𝑁=102 (38%)	𝑁=100 (51%)
Overweight status (BMI ≥25)
Yes	𝑁=28 (22%)	𝑁=57 (21%)	𝑁=28 (14%)
No	𝑁=24 (78%)	𝑁=213 (79%)	𝑁=167 (86%)
Grade
9th grade	𝑁=18 (14%)	𝑁=53 (19%)	𝑁=41 (21%)
10th grade	𝑁=34 (27%)	𝑁=91 (34%)	𝑁=60 (31%)
11th grade	𝑁=54 (43%)	𝑁=103 (38%)	𝑁=67 (34%)
12th grade	𝑁=20 (16%)	𝑁=23 (9%)	𝑁=27 (14%)
Race
Caucasian	𝑁=19 (15%)	𝑁=44 (16%)	𝑁=33 (17%)
African American	𝑁=69 (55%)	𝑁=134 (50%)	𝑁=94 (48%)
Hispanic	𝑁=19 (15%)	𝑁=49 (18%)	𝑁=36 (19%)
Other	𝑁=19 (15%)	𝑁=43 (16%)	𝑁=32 (16%)
^*Depression symptoms (sad 2 weeks in the last 12 months)
Yes	𝑁=39 (31%)	𝑁=103 (38%)	𝑁=57 (29%)
No	𝑁=87 (69%)	𝑁=167 (62%)	𝑁=138 (71%)
Suicidal ideation (considered suicide in the last 12 months)
Yes	𝑁=19 (15%)	𝑁=38 (14%)	𝑁=20 (10%)
No	𝑁=107 (85%)	𝑁=232 (86%)	𝑁=175 (90%)
Attempted suicide (1+ times in the last 12 months)
Yes	𝑁=11 (9%)	𝑁=17 (6%)	𝑁=12 (6%)
No	𝑁=115 (91%)	𝑁=253 (94%)	𝑁=183 (94%)
Tobacco use in the last 30 days
Yes	𝑁=11 (9%)	𝑁=29 (11%)	𝑁=20 (10%)
No	𝑁=115 (91%)	𝑁=241 (89%)	𝑁=175 (90%)
^*Alcohol use in the last 30 days
Yes	𝑁=40 (32%)	𝑁=94 (35%)	𝑁=54 (28%)
No	𝑁=86 (68%)	𝑁=176 (65%)	𝑁=141 (72%)
Marijuana use in the last 30 days
Yes	𝑁=16 (13%)	𝑁=43 (16%)	𝑁=31 (16%)
No	𝑁=110 (87%)	𝑁=227 (84%)	𝑁=164 (84%)
^**Weight perception
Self-reports being slightly/very overweight	𝑁=43 (34%)	𝑁=94 (35%)	𝑁=39 (20%)
Does not self-report being slightly/very overweight	𝑁=83 (66%)	𝑁=176 (65%)	𝑁=156 (80%)
Weight concern
^**Exercise to lose weight in the last 30 days
Yes	𝑁=48 (38%)	𝑁=161 (60%)	𝑁=123 (63%)
No	𝑁=78 (62%)	𝑁=109 (40%)	𝑁=72 (37%)
^*Eat less to lose weight
Yes	𝑁=38 (30%)	𝑁=107 (40%)	𝑁=72 (37%)
No	𝑁=88 (70%)	𝑁=163 (60%)	𝑁=123 (63%)
^*Fast to lose weight
Yes	𝑁=8 (6%)	𝑁=30 (11%)	𝑁=12 (6%)
No	𝑁=118 (94%)	𝑁=240 (89%)	𝑁=183 (94%)
Take pills to lose weight
Yes	𝑁=5 (4%)	𝑁=7 (3%)	𝑁=6 (3%)
No	𝑁=121 (96%)	𝑁=263 (97%)	𝑁=189 (97%)
Vomit to lose weight
Yes	𝑁=4 (3%)	𝑁=13 (5%)	𝑁=7 (4%)
No	𝑁=122 (97%)	𝑁=257 (95%)	𝑁=188 (96%)
Dietary behaviors
^**Ate fruit in the last 7 days
Yes	𝑁=97 (77%)	𝑁=230 (85%)	𝑁=169 (87%)
No	𝑁=29 (23%)	𝑁=40 (15%)	𝑁=26 (13%)
Ate green salad in the last 7 days
Yes	𝑁=62 (49%)	𝑁=139 (52%)	𝑁=112 (57%)
No	𝑁=64 (51%)	𝑁=131 (49%)	𝑁=83 (43%)
^***Ate potatoes in the last 7 days
Yes	𝑁=56 (44%)	𝑁=157 (58%)	𝑁=119 (61%)
No	𝑁=70 (56%)	𝑁=113 (42%)	𝑁=76 (39%)
^*Ate carrots in the last 7 days
Yes	𝑁=28 (22%)	𝑁=89 (33%)	𝑁=62 (32%)
No	𝑁=98 (78%)	𝑁=181 (67%)	𝑁=133 (68%)
^*Ate other veggies in the last 7 days
Yes	𝑁=95 (76%)	𝑁=227 (84%)	𝑁=159 (82%)
No	𝑁=31 (25%)	𝑁=43 (16%)	𝑁=36 (18%)
^**Watched television for ≥ 3 hours/day
Yes	𝑁=77 (61%)	𝑁=130 (48%)	𝑁=92 (47%)
No	𝑁=49 (39%)	𝑁=140 (52%)	𝑁=103 (53%)
Organizational variable
^***Played in ≥ 1 sport team in the last 12 months
Yes	𝑁=29 (23%)	𝑁=100 (37%)	𝑁=117 (60%)
No	𝑁=97 (77%)	𝑁=170 (63%)	𝑁=78 (40%)
^***Did PE ≥ 1 in average week
Yes	𝑁=39 (31%)	𝑁=83 (31%)	𝑁=96 (49%)
No	𝑁=87 (69%)	𝑁=187 (69%)	𝑁=99 (51%)
^***Did PE every day in the lastweek
Yes	𝑁=15 (12%)	𝑁=39 (14%)	𝑁=58 (30%)
No	𝑁=111 (88%)	𝑁=231 (86%)	𝑁=137 (70%)

^∗𝑃<0.05; ^∗∗𝑃<0.01; ^∗∗∗𝑃<0.001.