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Table 4 Association between sedentary behaviour and socioeconomic factors, diet and lifestyle among Balearic Islands adolescents

From: Association between sedentary behaviour and socioeconomic factors, diet and lifestyle among the Balearic Islands adolescents

Variable

Boys

Girls

 

Sedentary adolescents (%)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Sedentary adolescents

Adjusted OR

Age group

    

 12-13 years old

17.6

0.70 (0.39-1.23)

41.1

0.61 (0.40-0.95)*

 14-15 years old

23.2

0.90 (0.58-1.41)

51.9

0.91 (0.64-1.29)

 16-17 years old

24.0

1.00 (ref.)

57.3

1.00 (ref.)

Parental education level

 Low

22.9

0.85 (0.50-1.44)

56.1

1.18 (0.76-1.82)

 Medium

21.4

1.21 (0.72-2.02)

51.0

1.18 (0.78-1.78)

 High

20.2

1.00 (ref.)

43.5

1.00 (ref.)

Parental profession level

 

 Low

21.7

0.73 (0.37-1.42)

56.8

1.23 (0.74-2.06)

 Medium

22.4

0.94 (0.53-1.69)

46.9

1.06 (0.67-1.69)

 High

20.5

1.00 (ref.)

43.6

1.00 (ref.)

Body composition

 Not at risk

19.1

0.61 (0.28-1.36)

51.6

2.06 (1.03-4.13)*

 Overweight

30.9

0.96 (0.45-2.04)

59.8

2.91 (1.29-6.57)*

 Obesity

37.5

1.00 (ref.)

37.0

1.00 (ref.)

Sleep

 <7 h/d

26.2

0.97 (0.49-1.92)

50.0

0.88 (0.53-1.48)

 ≥7 h/d

21.6

1.00 (ref.)

50.8

1.00 (ref.)

Media-screen time

    

 <2 h/d

19.0

0.83 (0.47-1.48)

36.8

0.64 (0.42-0.99)*

 2-4 h/d

20.9

0.92 (0.60-1.42)

50.1

0.94 (0.67-1.31)*

 ≥4 h/d

23.6

1.00 (ref.)

58.7

1.00 (ref.)

Homework time

 <1 h/d

28.1

1.67 (0.83-3.37)

45.5

0.46 (0.25-0.86)*

 1-3 h/d

20.3

1.12 (0.62-2.02)

48.8

0.66 (0.47-0.94)*

 ≥3 h/d

22.5

1.00 (ref.)

57.1

1.00 (ref.)

Number of daily meals & snacks

 ≤3

25.5

0.77 (0.46-1.28)

50.9

1.08 (0.73-1.61)

 4

20.6

0.70 (0.44-1.12)

52.7

1.14 (0.77-1.70)

 ≥5

20.2

1.00 (ref.)

48.2

1.00 (ref.)

KIDMED index

    

 Poor –quality diet

25.5

1.77 (1.08-2.91)*

67.3

3.08 (1.83-5.17)***

 Average –quality diet

24.5

0.97 (0.58-1.63)

52.2

1.57 (1.10-2.23)*

 Good –quality diet

17.8

1.00 (ref.)

39.2

1.00 (ref.)

Desire for weight change

 To be thinner

31.3

0.23 (0.07-1.24)

50.7

0.77 (0.40-1.45)

 To remain the same weight

13.0

0.47 (0.28-0.79)**

50.1

0.80 (0.42-1.52)

 To be thicker

23.0

1.00 (ref.)

53.7

1.00 (ref.)

  1. Abbreviations: OR odds ratio, CI, confidence interval, ref reference, KIDMED, Mediterranean Diet Quality Index; Adjusted OR: Multivariate analysis (multiple logistic regression analysis considering the simultaneous effect of all explanatory variables: age, parental education level, and parental profession level, body composition, number of daily meals and snacks, desire for weight change, and energy intake).*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001.