Table 2 Variables related to physical and sedentary activities according to area of residence (urban and rural) in Brazil
Variables | Area of residence | P-value* | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Urban | Rural | ||||||
n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
Commuting from home to school | < 0.001 | ||||||
Walking | 795 | 64 | 224 | 42.5 | 1019 | 57.6 | |
Bus | 56 | 4.5 | 61 | 11.6 | 117 | 6.6 | |
Bicycle | 31 | 2.5 | 65 | 12.3 | 96 | 5.4 | |
Car, motorcycle or school transportation | 360 | 29 | 177 | 33.6 | 537 | 30.4 | |
Commuting from school to home | < 0.001 | ||||||
Walking | 809 | 65.1 | 241 | 45.7 | 1050 | 59.4 | |
Bus | 56 | 4.5 | 59 | 11.2 | 115 | 6.5 | |
Bicycle | 24 | 1.9 | 63 | 12 | 87 | 4.9 | |
Car, motorcycle or school transportation | 353 | 28.4 | 164 | 31.1 | 517 | 29.2 | |
Active commuting to school | < 0.001 | ||||||
Yes | 826 | 66.5 | 289 | 54.8 | 1115 | 63 | |
No | 416 | 33.5 | 238 | 45.2 | 654 | 37 | |
Watches TV daily | 0.02 | ||||||
Yes | 1.201 | 96.1 | 521 | 98.7 | 1722 | 97.3 | |
No | 40 | 3.2 | 7 | 1.3 | 47 | 2.7 | |
Uses video games | < 0.001 | ||||||
Yes | 351 | 28.3 | 94 | 17.8 | 445 | 25.1 | |
No | 891 | 71.7 | 434 | 82.2 | 1.325 | 74.9 | |
Uses the computer | < 0.001 | ||||||
Yes | 553 | 44.5 | 92 | 17.4 | 645 | 36.4 | |
No | 689 | 55.5 | 436 | 82.6 | 1125 | 63.6 | |
Supervised physical activity | < 0.001 | ||||||
Yes | 355 | 28.6 | 66 | 12.5 | 421 | 23.8 | |
No | 885 | 71.4 | 462 | 87.5 | 1347 | 76.2 | |