Parental Factors Related to Physical Activity among Adolescent Men Living in Built and Natural Environment: A Population-Based MOPO Study
Table 1
Characteristics of the participants (n = 1,904) according to their residential environment.
Variable
All (n = 1,904)
Men living in built environment (n = 1,144)
Men living in natural environment (n = 714)
a
Age, years, mean (SD)
17.9 (0.7)
17.9 (0.7)
17.8 (0.7)
0.029
Education, N (%)
0.003
Primary school
112 (6.0)
69 (6.2)
33 (4.7)
Vocational school
823 (44.2)
462 (41.2)
343 (49.1)
Upper secondary school or higher
927 (49.8)
590 (52.6)
322 (46.1)
Living currently at home, N (%)
1,556 (81.9)
908 (79.5)
623 (87.3)
< 0.001
Weight, kg, mean (SD)
73.0 (14.7)
73.5 (15.2)
72.4 (13.8)
0.140
Height, cm, mean (SD)
177.7 (6.4)
177.7 (6.5)
177.9 (6.3)
0.733
BMI, kg/m2, mean (SD)
23.1 (4.4)
23.2 (4.5)
22.9 (4.1)
0.087
Leisure-time physical activity, N (%)
0.111
I read, watch TV, and do light housework.
341 (18.4)
215 (19.2)
115 (16.6)
I walk, cycle, or otherwise exercise at least four hours per week (excluding travel to work or school).
564 (30.4)
325 (29.1)
227 (32.7)
I exercise to maintain my physical condition at least two hours weekly.
682 (36.7)
402 (36.0)
262 (37.8)
I take part in competitive sports or other heavy sports several times a week.
269 (14.5)
175 (15.7)
90 (13.0)
RBDI scoreb, mean (SD)
1.6 (3.2)
1.6 (3.1)
1.5 (3.2)
0.802
Self-rated health; good or reasonably good, N (%)
1,329 (73.8)
791 (72.8)
507 (75.3)
0.265
Physically active mother, N (%)
1,103 (69.3)
654 (68.9)
424 (69.6)
0.779
Physically active father, N (%)
995 (65.8)
575 (64.6)
397 (67.5)
0.263
Current smoker, N (%)
505 (26.9)
302 (26.8)
188 (26.7)
0.989
Alcohol binge drinking ≥ once a week, N (%)
315 (17.7)
205 (19.2)
102 (15.4)
0.045
Father’s occupation: manager, entrepreneur, professional, associate professional, N (%)
747 (49.3)
444 (50.0)
287 (48.9)
0.710
Mother’s occupation: manager, entrepreneur, professional, associate professional, N (%)
798 (50.8)
467 (49.7)
314 (52.5)
0.296
Exercised with parents while elementary school-aged N (%)
1,238 (71.5)
732 (70.0)
477 (74.0)
0.086
Exercised with parents while secondary school-aged N (%)
464 (27.4)
282 (27.6)
178 (28.1)
0.866
Numbers do not match due to missing values. a = chi-square test or independent samples t-test for the difference between the participants living in built or natural environments. bFinnish modification of the short form of the Beck Depression Inventory; the lower the value, the fewer the depression symptoms, scale 0–39. , reference group: all. BMI: body mass index; RBDI: Raitasalo’s Beck Depression Index.
