Research Article
Social and Health Factors Associated with Physical Activity among Kuwaiti College Students
Table 1
Factors associated with physically active and inactive Kuwait University students (
). Chi-squared analysis for association.
| | Factor | | Physical activity level | -value | | Active | Inactive | | (%) | | (%) |
| | Gender | | | | | | <.001 | | Male | 378 | 251 | (58.0) | 127 | (35.9) | | | Female | 409 | 182 | (42.0) | 227 | (64.1) | | | Marital status | | | | | | <.05 | | Never married | 695 | 392 | (90.5) | 303 | (85.6) | | | Ever married | 92 | 41 | (9.5) | 51 | (14.4) | | | BMI (Body mass index, kg/m2) | | | | | | <.05 | | Nonobese (≤30) | 695 | 393 | (90.8) | 302 | (85.3) | | | Obese | 92 | 40 | (9.2) | 52 | (14.7) | | | Last dental checkup | | | | | | <.01 | | Do not remember | 433 | 215 | (49.7) | 218 | (61.6) | | | About 2 years ago | 82 | 48 | (11.1) | 34 | (9.6) | | | About a year ago | 128 | 82 | (18.9) | 46 | (13.0) | | | About a month ago | 144 | 88 | (20.3) | 56 | (15.8) | | | Last health checkup | | | | | | <.01 | | Do not remember | 556 | 283 | (65.4) | 273 | (77.1) | | | About 2 years ago | 71 | 48 | (11.1) | 23 | (6.5) | | | About a year ago | 82 | 56 | (12.9) | 26 | (7.3) | | | About a month ago | 78 | 46 | (10.6) | 32 | (9.0) | | | Being in science or non-science college | | | | | | <.05 | | Science | 417 | 244 | (56.4) | 173 | (48.9) | | | Non-science | 370 | 189 | (43.6) | 181 | (51.1) | | | Desiring higher degree | | | | | | <.001 | | Yes | 331 | 156 | (36.0) | 175 | (49.4) | | | No | 456 | 277 | (64.0) | 179 | (51.1) | | | Countries preferred for visiting | | | | | | <.01 | | Western | 261 | 154 | (35.6) | 107 | (30.2) | | | Eastern | 130 | 72 | (16.6) | 58 | (16.4) | | | Do not visit | 122 | 50 | (11.5) | 72 | (20.3) | | | Like to visit both | 274 | 157 | (36.3) | 117 | (33.1) | |
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