Table 4

- Predictors of insufficient weekly vigorous-intensityphysical activity among adolescents in Saudi Arabia, logistic regression analyses.

PredictorsBivariate analysisMultivariate analysis
OR (95% CI)P-valuesOR (95% CI)P-values
Living in healthy cities1.25 (.97 – 1.62)0.0841.26 (0.97 – 1.64)0.081
Age in years (increasing)1.23 (1.07 – 1.41)0.0031.19 (1.04 – 1.37)0.015
Female students1.29 (1.01 – 1.63)0.0391.21 (0.92 – 1.59)0.176
State school students1.13 (0.81 – 1.57)0.4751.03 (0.73 – 1.44)0.875
Receiving physical education in school0.72 (0.52 – 1.0)0.0520.83 (0.57 – 1.21)0.322
Very good or excellent academic performance0.89 (0.63 – 1.26)0.5030.89 (0.62 – 1.28)0.530
Living with both parents0.71 (0.49 – 1.02)0.0610.76 (0.53 – 1.10)0.149
Saudi citizens1.52 (1.003 – 2.31)0.0491.4 (0.92 – 2.14)0.119
Fathers have bachelor or higher education0.81 (0.64 – 1.03)0.0800.89 (0.68 – 1.15)0.369
Mother have bachelor or higher education0.82 (0.65 – 1.05)0.1190.91 (0.69 – 1.18)0.466
  • OR: odds ratio, CI: confidence interval