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Table 3 Prevalence of participation in different physical activity domains in Thai children and youth by age group and sex

From: “Are Thai children and youth sufficiently active? prevalence and correlates of physical activity from a nationally representative cross-sectional study”

 

Total

6-9 years

 

10-13 years

 

14-17 years

 

Boy

Girl

Boy

Girl

Boy

Girl

n

%

(95%CI)

n

%

(95%CI)

n

%

(95%CI)

n

%

(95%CI)

n

%

(95%CI)

n

%

(95%CI)

n

%

(95%CI)

PE class†

 Yes

12,181

91.9

(91.4-92.4)

1898

85.9

(84.4-87.3)

1782

86.4

(84.8-87.8)

2233

96.7

(95.9-97.4)

2097

96.4

(95.5-97.1)

1871

93.0

(91.8-94.1)

2300

92.6

(91.5-93.5)

Organized sports*†

 Yes

6305

47.6

(46.7-48.4)

1051

47.5

(45.5-49.6)

899

43.6

(41.5-45.7)

1285

55.6

(53.6-57.6)

1122

51.6

(49.5-53.7)

1014

50.4

(48.2-52.6)

934

37.6

(35.7-39.5)

Active travel

to school†

 Yes

6885

51.9

(51.1-52.8)

1002

45.3

(43.3-47.4)

840

40.7

(38.6-42.9)

1425

61.7

(59.7-63.7)

1241

57.0

(54.9-59.1)

945

47.0

(44.8-49.2)

1432

57.6

(55.7-59.6)

Sport/exercise activities*†

 None

520

3.9

(3.6-4.3)

34

1.5

(1.1-2.1)

58

2.8

(2.8-3.6)

30

1.3

(0.9-1.9)

44

2.0

(1.5-2.7)

109

5.4

(4.5-6.5)

245

9.9

(8.8-11.1)

 1-2 activities

3016

22.8

(22.1-23.5)

319

14.4

(13.3-16.0)

389

18.9

(17.2-20.6)

300

13.0

(11.7-14.4)

395

18.2

(16.6-19.8)

621

30.9

(28.9-32.9)

992

39.9

(38.0-41.9)

 3-4 activities

4074

30.7

(30.0-31.5)

564

25.5

(23.7-27.3)

584

28.3

(26.4-30.3)

684

29.6

(27.8-31.5)

692

31.8

(29.9-33.8)

741

36.8

(34.8-39.9)

809

32.6

(30.7-34.4)

  ≥ 5 activities

5645

42.6

(41.8-43.4)

1294

58.5

(56.5-60.6)

1031

50.5

(47.8-52.2)

1296

56.1

(54.1-58.1)

1045

48.0

(45.9-50.1)

540

26.9

(25.0-28.8)

439

17.7

(16.2-19.2)

Recreational activities*†

 None

850

6.4

(6.0-6.8)

19

0.9

(0.6-1.3)

11

0.5

(0.3-1.0)

61

2.6

(2.1-3.4)

43

2.0

(1.5-2.7)

416

20.7

(19.0-22.5)

300

12.1

(10.9-13.4)

 1-2 activities

3446

26.0

(25.3-26.8)

183

8.3

(7.2-9.5)

134

6.5

(5.5-7.6)

559

24.2

(22.5-26.0)

399

18.3

(16.8-20.0)

1008

50.1

(48.0-52.3)

1163

46.8

(44.9-48.8)

 3-4 activities

3800

28.7

(27.9-29.5)

482

21.8

(20.1-23.6)

380

18.4

(16.8-20.1)

993

40.4

(38.4-42.4)

770

35.4

(33.4-37.4)

475

23.6

(21.8-25.5)

760

30.6

(28.8-32.4)

  ≥ 5 activities

5158

38.9

(38.1-39.8)

1527

69.1

(67.1-71.0)

1539

74.6

(72.6-76.4)

756

32.7

(30.9-34.7)

964

44.3

(42.2-46.4)

111

5.5

(4.6-6.6)

261

10.5

(9.4-11.8)

Screen-time activities†

 None

189

1.4

(1.2-1.6)

23

1.0

(0.1-1.6)

31

1.5

(1.1-2.1)

43

1.9

(1.4-2.5)

27

1.2

(0.9-1.8)

35

1.7

(1.3-2.4)

30

1.2

(0.9-1.7)

 1-2 activities

4515

34.1

(33.3-34.9)

906

41.0

(38.9-43.0)

1017

49.3

(47.1-51.5)

759

32.9

(31.0-34.8)

770

35.4

(33.4-37.4)

462

23.0

(21.2-24.9)

601

24.2

(22.6-25.9)

 3-4 activities

6742

50.9

(50.0-51.7)

913

41.3

(39.3-43.3)

840

40.7

(38.6-42.9)

1207

52.3

(50.2-54.3)

1174

54.0

(51.9-56.1)

1082

53.8

(51.7-56.0)

1526

61.4

(59.5-63.3)

  ≥ 5 activities

1806

13.6

(13.1-14.2)

369

16.7

(15.2-18.3)

175

8.5

(7.4-9.8)

300

13.0

(11.7-14.4)

204

9.4

(8.2-10.7)

431

21.4

(19.7-23.3)

327

13.2

(11.9-14.6)

  1. *Significantly associated with the achievement of the PA guideline at p < 0.001
  2. †Significant difference between genders in all age groups at p < 0.05