Table 2 Proportion of weekly physical activity in the various domains, LPA, and sedentary behavior among adolescents-Brazil, 2012
From: Sociodemographic and behavioral factors associated with physical activity in Brazilian adolescents
Variables | Weekly frequency (%) | p value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ≥ 5 days |  |
Physical education at school |  |  |  |  |  |  | < 0,001 |
Boys | 16.8 | 42.6 | 28.1 | 7.1 | 2.1 | 3.2 | Â |
Girls | 19.7 | 43.5 | 26.5 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 2.3 | Â |
Total | 18.3 | 43.1 | 27.3 | 6.7 | 1.9 | 2.7 | Â |
Leisure time physical activity |  |  |  |  |  |  | < 0,001 |
Boys | 23.4 | 12.8 | 12.6 | 11.3 | 7.3 | 32.7 | Â |
Girls | 41.0 | 14.8 | 11.7 | 9.1 | 4.9 | 18.5 | Â |
Total | 32.6 | 13.9 | 12.1 | 10.1 | 6.1 | 25.3 | Â |
Physical activity while commuting |  |  |  |  |  |  | < 0,001 |
Boys | 36.1 | 5.3 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 50.9 | Â |
Girls | 39.8 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 49.2 | Â |
Total | 38.0 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 49.9 | Â |
Total physical activity* |  |  |  |  |  |  | < 0,001 |
Boys | 2.3 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 74.6 | Â |
Girls | 4.2 | 9.6 | 9.0 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 65.5 | Â |
Total | 3.3 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 69.8 | Â |
60 minutes/day |  |  |  |  |  |  | < 0,001 |
Boys | 14.4 | 18 | 16.3 | 14.2 | 9.2 | 27.9 | Â |
Girls | 33.9 | 21.8 | 15.5 | 10.2 | 5.5 | 13.1 | Â |
Total | 24.6 | 20 | 15.8 | 12.1 | 7.3 | 20.2 | Â |