Table 3

- Predictors of insufficient daily moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity among adolescents in Saudi Arabia, logistic regression analyses.

PredictorsBivariate analysisMultivariate analysis
OR (95% CI)P-valuesOR (95% CI)P-values
Living in healthy cities1.06 (0.76 – 1.47)0.7471.06 (0.76 – 1.49)0.736
Age in years (increasing)1.05 (0.88 – 1.25)0.5971.06 (0.88 – 1.28)0.525
Female students2.17 (1.6 – 3.0)0.0002.19 (1.54 – 3.11)0.000
State school students1.43 (0.96 – 2.14)0.0761.27 (0.84 – 1.92)0.256
Receiving physical education in school1.47 (0.99 – 2.20)0.0571.08 (0.69 – 1.69)0.729
Very good or excellent academic performance1.47 (0.98 – 2.21)0.0641.22 (0.80 – 1.88)0.362
Living with both parents1.04 (0.66 – 1.62)0.8801.13 (0.72 – 1.79)0.599
Saudi citizens1.0 (0.58 – 1.72)0.9920.95 (0.55 – 1.66)0.862
Fathers have bachelor or higher education1.22 (.89 – 1.67)0.2111.37 (0.97 – 1.93)0.073
Mother have bachelor or higher education0.87 (.64 – 1.19)0.3790.77 (0.54 – 1.09)0.143
  • OR: odds ratio, CI: confidence interval