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Table 4 Logistic regression models predicting activity status (non-active versus active) from sports club attendance and sedentary activities

From: Physical activity and sedentary behaviours in Greek-Cypriot children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study

  Boys (N = 937) Girls (N = 891) Whole sample (N = 1818)
  Unadjusted Adjusted Unadjusted Adjusted Unadjusted Adjusted
  ORa 95%CIb OR 95%CI OR 95%CI OR 95%CI OR 95%CI OR 95%CI
Level of Education             
   Primary Ref.   Ref.   Ref.   Ref.   Ref.   Ref.  
   Middle 1.1 0.6-1.8 1.0 0.6-1.8 0.7 0.5-1.1 0.9 0.6-1.3 0.9 0.6-1.3 1.0 0.7-1.5
   High 0.4 0.2-0.6*** 0.4 0.3-0.6 *** 0.4 0.2-0.6*** 0.5 0.3-0.8** 0.4 0.3-0.5*** 0.5 0.3-0.7***
   Technical 0.4 0.3-0.7 *** 0.5 0.3-0.8 ** 0.3 0.1-0.5 *** 0.4 0.2-0.8** 0.5 0.3-0.7 ** 0.6 0.4-0.9 *
Sports clubs             
   < 2 times Ref.   Ref.   Ref.   Ref.   Ref.   Ref.  
   ≥ 2 times 3.9 3.1-4.9 *** 3.4 2.7-4.2 *** 3.6 2.5-5.1 *** 3.0 2.2-4.2 *** 3.9 3.1-5.0 *** 3.4 2.7-4.4 ***
Television             
   > 2 hours Ref.   -   Ref.   Ref.   Ref.   Ref.  
   ≤ 2 hours 0.9 0.7-1.2    1.6 1.2-2.1 ** 1.5 1.1-2.1 ** 1.2 1.0-1.5 1.2 0.9-1.5
Video/DVDs             
   > 1 hour Ref.   -   Ref.   -   Ref.   -  
   ≤ 1 hours 1.0 0.8-1.3    1.0 0.7-1.5    1.0 0.8-1.2   
Electronic games             
   > 1 hour Ref.   -   Ref.   -   Ref.   Ref.  
   ≤ 1 hours 1.0 0.8-1.2    0.9 0.6-1.2    0.8 0.6-0.9 * 0.9 0.7-1.1
Computer             
   > 2 hours Ref.   -   Ref.   -   Ref.   -  
   ≤ 2 hours 0.9 0.6-1.2    1.2 0.9-1.7    1.0 0.8-1.3   
Homework             
   > 1 hour Ref.   -   Ref.   -   Ref.   -  
   ≤ 1 hours 0.7 0.5-1.1    0.9 0.6-1.3    0.9 0.7-1.2   
Talking on the phone             
   > 1 hour Ref.   -   Ref.   Ref.   Ref.   Ref.  
   ≤ 1 hours 1.2 0.8-1.7    1.4 1.0-2.0 * 1.1 0.8-1.6 1.4 1.0-1.8 * 1.1 0.8-1.5
Listening to Music             
   > 1 hour Ref.   Ref.   Ref.   -   Ref.   -  
   ≤ 1 hours 0.8 0.6-1.0 0.6 0.5-0.8 ** 1.0 0.7-1.3    0.9 0.7-1.1   
Traveling by car/bus             
   > 1 hour Ref.   -   Ref.   -   Ref.   -  
   ≤ 1 hours 1.3 0.8-1.9    1.2 0.8-1.7    1.1 0.8-1.4   
Sum of screen based             
   > 7 hours Ref.   -   Ref.   -   Ref.   -  
   ≤7 hours 1.0 0.8-1.2    1.2 0.8-1.8    1.0 0.8-1.3   
Sum of non screen based             
   > 5 hours Ref.   -   Ref.   -   Ref.   -  
   ≤5 hours 0.9 0.6-1.2    1.2 0.9-1.7    1.1 0.8-1.4   
  1. aOR = Odds Ratio, bCI = Confidence Interval; Note: Entry level to the logistic regression model was set at p < 0.10; * association at p < 0.05; ** association at p < 0.01; *** association at p < 0.001.
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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

ISSN: 1479-5868

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