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Characteristics n (%) Living in healthy cities Yes 364 (32.1) No 769 (67.9) Gender Female 619 (54.6) Male 514 (45.4) Age 15 years 42 (3.7) 16 years 369 (32.6) 17 years 395 (34.9) 18 years 327 (28.9) School type Private 170 (15.0) State 963 (85.0) Academic performance Poor, average or good 158 (13.9) Very good or excellent 975 (86.1) Receiving physical education in school Yes 167 (14.7) No 966 (85.3) Living with both parents Yes 983 (86.8) No 150 (13.2) Nationality Non-Saudi 97 (8.6) Saudi 1036 (91.4) Fathers have bachelor or higher education Yes 472 (41.7) No 661 (58.3) Fathers have bachelor or higher education Yes 430 (38.0) No 703 (62.0) - Table 2
- Prevalence of different physical activity behaviors among adolescents in the Qassim region of Saudi Arabia.
Physical activity behaviors Prevalence (95% CI) P-value* HCPs NHCPs Total Daily <60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity 83.0 (78.7 – 86.7) 82.2 (79.3 – 84.8) 82.4 (80.1 – 84.6) 0.747 Weekly <3 days of vigorous-intensity physical activity 62.6 (57.4 – 67.6) 57.2 (53.6 – 60.7) 59.0 (56 – 61.8) 0.083 Daily >2 hours of recreational screen time 88.2 (84.4 – 91.3) 83.0 (80.1 – 85.6) 84.6 (82.4 – 86.7) 0.023 ↵* Chi-squared test, 2-sided, CI: confidence interval, HCPs: Cities with healthy cities program, NHCPs: Cities without healthy cities program
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- Predictors of insufficient daily moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity among adolescents in Saudi Arabia, logistic regression analyses.
Predictors Bivariate analysis Multivariate analysis OR (95% CI) P-values OR (95% CI) P-values Living in healthy cities 1.06 (0.76 – 1.47) 0.747 1.06 (0.76 – 1.49) 0.736 Age in years (increasing) 1.05 (0.88 – 1.25) 0.597 1.06 (0.88 – 1.28) 0.525 Female students 2.17 (1.6 – 3.0) 0.000 2.19 (1.54 – 3.11) 0.000 State school students 1.43 (0.96 – 2.14) 0.076 1.27 (0.84 – 1.92) 0.256 Receiving physical education in school 1.47 (0.99 – 2.20) 0.057 1.08 (0.69 – 1.69) 0.729 Very good or excellent academic performance 1.47 (0.98 – 2.21) 0.064 1.22 (0.80 – 1.88) 0.362 Living with both parents 1.04 (0.66 – 1.62) 0.880 1.13 (0.72 – 1.79) 0.599 Saudi citizens 1.0 (0.58 – 1.72) 0.992 0.95 (0.55 – 1.66) 0.862 Fathers have bachelor or higher education 1.22 (.89 – 1.67) 0.211 1.37 (0.97 – 1.93) 0.073 Mother have bachelor or higher education 0.87 (.64 – 1.19) 0.379 0.77 (0.54 – 1.09) 0.143 OR: odds ratio, CI: confidence interval
- Table 4
- Predictors of insufficient weekly vigorous-intensityphysical activity among adolescents in Saudi Arabia, logistic regression analyses.
Predictors Bivariate analysis Multivariate analysis OR (95% CI) P-values OR (95% CI) P-values Living in healthy cities 1.25 (.97 – 1.62) 0.084 1.26 (0.97 – 1.64) 0.081 Age in years (increasing) 1.23 (1.07 – 1.41) 0.003 1.19 (1.04 – 1.37) 0.015 Female students 1.29 (1.01 – 1.63) 0.039 1.21 (0.92 – 1.59) 0.176 State school students 1.13 (0.81 – 1.57) 0.475 1.03 (0.73 – 1.44) 0.875 Receiving physical education in school 0.72 (0.52 – 1.0) 0.052 0.83 (0.57 – 1.21) 0.322 Very good or excellent academic performance 0.89 (0.63 – 1.26) 0.503 0.89 (0.62 – 1.28) 0.530 Living with both parents 0.71 (0.49 – 1.02) 0.061 0.76 (0.53 – 1.10) 0.149 Saudi citizens 1.52 (1.003 – 2.31) 0.049 1.4 (0.92 – 2.14) 0.119 Fathers have bachelor or higher education 0.81 (0.64 – 1.03) 0.080 0.89 (0.68 – 1.15) 0.369 Mother have bachelor or higher education 0.82 (0.65 – 1.05) 0.119 0.91 (0.69 – 1.18) 0.466 OR: odds ratio, CI: confidence interval
- Table 5
- Predictors of excessive recreational screen time among adolescents in Saudi Arabia, logistic regression analyses.
Predictors Bivariate analysis Multivariate analysis OR (95% CI) P-values OR (95% CI) P-values Living in healthy cities 1.53 (1.06 – 2.22) 0.024 1.51 (1.03 – 2.20) 0.033 Age in years (increasing) 1.0 (0.83 – 1.20) 0.973 0.98 (0.81 – 1.19) 0.820 Female students 1.39 (1.01 – 1.92) 0.046 1.01 (0.69 – 1.49) 0.949 State school students 1.47 (0.97 – 2.23) 0.070 1.23 (0.80 – 1.91) 0.342 Receiving physical education in school 0.61 (0.40 – 0.91) 0.017 0.62 (0.38 – 1.01) 0.056 Very good or excellent academic performance 2.31 (1.55 – 3.44) 0.000 2.25 (1.48 – 3.43) 0.000 Living with both parents 0.83 (0.50 – 1.37) 0.461 0.85 (0.51 – 1.43) 0.546 Saudi citizens 1.94 (1.19 – 3.18) 0.008 1.95 (1.17 – 3.22) 0.010 Fathers have bachelor or higher education 1.17 (0.84 – 1.63) 0.359 1.16 (0.80 – 1.66) 0.435 Mother have bachelor or higher education 1.13 (0.80 – 1.58) 0.493 0.94 (0.65 – 1.37) 0.753 OR: odds ratio, CI: confidence interval
Cities Sampling frame Sample size Number of schools Number of students School sample Number of students Type Gender n Total State vs private Total n Total State vs private Total Onaiza Cities with Healthy City Program State M 17 2786 6579 7499 4 84 198 226 F 20 3793 4 114 Private M 2 630 920 1 19 28 F 1 290 1 9 Almedhnab State M 7 1220 2520 2755 2 37 76 83 F 7 1300 2 39 Private M 1 112 235 1 3 7 F 1 123 1 4 Albukayriah State M 5 750 1650 1818 2 23 50 55 F 6 900 2 27 Private M 1 75 168 1 2 5 F 1 93 1 3 Buraydah Cities without Healthy City Program State M 32 6596 15857 19239 5 199 478 580 F 44 9261 5 279 Private M 9 1929 3382 1 58 102 F 10 1453 1 44 Alrass State M 8 1187 3020 3754 2 36 91 113 F 11 1833 2 55 Private M 2 479 734 1 14 22 F 2 255 1 8 Albadea State M 7 1170 2397 2532 2 35 72 76 F 7 1227 2 37 Private M 1 70 135 1 2 4 F 1 65 1 2 Total 203 37597 46 1133