Research Article
Physical Activity Knowledge, Attitude, and Behaviours Among Adolescents in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Prior to and during COVID-19 Restrictions
Table 6
Comparing least active students versus more active students among 1500 adolescents in the KSA.
| | Variables | Moderate-to-vigorous exercise (≥60 m·min.) | Chi-square (-value) | Adjusted odds ratio (aOR) (Confidential interval (CI)) | -value | | ≥5 days/week N = 226 (20.3%) | <5 days/week N = 886 (79.7%) |
| | Age | | 11–12 | 34 (15.0) | 179 (20.2) | 0.212 | 1.69 (0.97–2.94) | 0.065 | | 13 | 70 (31.0) | 260 (29.3) | | 1.09 (0.73–1.62) | 0.688 | | 14-15 | 122 (54.0) | 447 (50.5) | | 1 | | | Gender | | Male | 121 (53.5) | 405 (45.7) | 0.035 | 1 | | | Female | 105 (46.5) | 481 (54.3) | | 1.00 (0.68–1.47) | 0.987 | | Grade | | 7 | 74 (32.7) | 289 (32.6) | 0.918 | 0.77 (0.45–1.30) | 0.324 | | 8 | 94 (41.6) | 380 (42.9) | | 1.13 (0.75–1.70) | 0.562 | | 9 | 58 (25.7) | 217 (24.5) | | | | | Maternal level of education | | <Primary | 45 (19.9) | 165 (18.6) | 0.589 | 1.42 (0.69–2.95) | 0.344 | | Intermediate | 28 (12.4) | 116 (13.1) | | 1.56 (0.74–3.29) | 0.243 | | High school | 62 (27.4) | 251 (28.3) | | 1.39 (0.72–2.70) | 0.327 | | Undergraduate | 72 (31.9) | 304 (34.3) | | 1.45 (0.76–2.76) | 0.258 | | Postgraduate | 19 (8.4) | 50 (5.6) | | 1 | | | Paternal level of education | | <Primary | 36 (15.9) | 121 (13.7) | 0.637 | 0.93 (0.49–1.78) | 0.833 | | Intermediate | 25 (11.1) | 89 (10.0) | | 0.94 (0.49–1.81) | 0.850 | | High school | 62 (27.4) | 255 (28.8) | | 1.08 (0.63–1.85) | 0.784 | | Undergraduate | 71 (31.4) | 315 (35.6) | | 1.15 (0.69–1.92) | 0.596 | | Postgraduate | 32 (14.2) | 106 (12.0) | | 1 | | | Knowledge score | | Above median | 159 (70.4) | 687 (77.5) | 0.014 | 1.21 (1.04–1.40) | 0.020 | | Below median | 67 (29.6) | 199 (22.5) | | | | | Participation in school sport | | All the time | 131 (58.0) | 430 (48.5) | 0.040 | 1 | | | Sometimes | 29 (12.8) | 134 (15.1) | | 1.11 (0.73–1.68) | 0.626 | | No | 66 (29.2) | 322 (36.3) | | 1.15 (0.72–1.86) | 0.559 | | Participation in after school sports | | All the time | 103 (45.6) | 270 (30.5) | <0.001 | 1 | | | Sometimes | 75 (33.2) | 369 (41.6) | | 1.60 (1.05–2.45) | 0.029 | | No | 48 (21.2) | 247 (27.9) | | 1.59 (1.09–2.31) | 0.017 | | Member of sports club | | Yes | 70 (31.0) | 144 (16.3) | <0.001 | 1 | | | No | 156 (69.0) | 742 (83.7) | | 1.78 (1.23–2.57) | 0.002 |
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# Scores of knowledge and attitude (continuous variable) were used to fit in the model; ; ; . Total number of students may vary. |
