Seasonal Variations in Physical Activity Domains among Rural and Urban Bangladeshis Using a Culturally Relevant Past Year Physical Activity Questionnaire (PYPAQ)
Table 1
Characteristics of the rural and urban residents.
Variables
Total (n = 162)
Rural (n = 97)
Urban (n = 65)
n (%)
n (%)
n (%)
Age
≤30 years
56 (34)
28 (29)
28 (43)
0.001
31–40 years
66 (41)
35 (36)
31 (48)
≥41 years
40 (25)
34 (35)
6 (9)
Gender
Male
74 (45)
47 (49)
27 (41)
0.42
Female
89 (55)
50 (52)
39 (59)
Marital status
Unmarried
17 (10)
10 (10)
11 (17)
0.52
Married
131 (81)
86 (89)
55 (83)
Others
15 (9)
1 (1)
0 (0)
Education
Illiterate
17 (10)
8 (8)
9 (14)
0.0001
Informal education
15 (9)
13 (13)
2 (3)
Primary school completed
40 (25)
31 (32)
9 (13)
High school completed
62 (38)
39 (41)
23 (35)
University level
29 (18)
6 (6)
23 (35)
Ownership of house
Owned
108 (66)
96 (99)
12 (18)
<0.001
Rented
47 (29)
0 (0)
47 (73)
Others
7 (5)
1 (1)
6 (9)
Ownership of land
Yes
133 (82)
95 (98)
38 (58)
<0.001
No
29 (18)
2 (2)
27 (42)
Results are expressed as number (%); X2 test was performed to test for differences between rural vs. urban.
