Table 3 Association between LTPA and socio-demographic, environmental characteristics and sitting time by gender

Age of student (in years)

 15-17

1.92 (0.89-4.10)

3.09 (1.18-8.08)

0.022

1.45 (0.74-2.87)

1.35 (0.62-2.95)

0.457

 18-20

-

-

-

-

Place of residence

 Rural

0.83 (0.46-1.51)

0.85 (0.36-2.04)

0.721

0.84 (0.44-1.61)

0.58 (0.24-1.36)

0.206

 Urban

-

-

-

-

Family type

 Nuclear

1.55 (0.81-2.97)

2.16 (1.01-4.62)

0.046

1.02 (0.52-2.02)

1.18 (0.55-2.54)

0.672

 Joint/Extended

-

-

-

-

Economic status

0.003

0.579

 Low

0.39 (0.15-0.98)

0.34 (0.12-0.98)

0.046

0.65 (0.27-1.51)

0.64 (0.23-1.80)

0.402

 Medium

1.78 (0.92-3.44)

2.14 (0.94-4.83)

0.069

0.78 (0.31-1.99)

0.99 (0.34-2.85)

0.982

 High

-

-

-

-

Type of school

 Public

1.16 (0.63-2.13)

1.75 (0.80-3.81)

0.161

0.84 (0.44-1.61)

0.69 (0.30-1.59)

0.382

 Private

-

-

-

-

Mode of transport to school

 Walking

3.87 (1.60-9.33)

3.82 (1.39-10.46)

0.009

2.64 (1.07-6.46)

3.74 (1.18-11.88)

0.025

 Cycling

2.22 (0.88-5.62)

2.52 (0.85-7.42)

0.095

5.57 (2.01-15.45)

8.09 (2.35-27.80)

0.001

 Vehicles

-

-

-

-

Playground in school

 No

0.66 (0.36-1.20)

0.49 (0.23-1.06)

0.070

0.56 (0.29-1.07)

0.47 (0.20-1.11)

0.085

 Yes

-

-

-

-

Neighborhood walkability

 No

2.39 (0.71-8.07)

1.91 (0.47-7.84)

0.366

0.96 (0.34-2.73)

0.98 (0.31-3.13)

0.978

 Yes

-

-

-

-

Playground/parks near home

 No

0.46 (0.25-0.83)

0.48 (0.24-0.94)

0.034

0.49 (0.25-0.97)

0.42 (0.19-0.95)

0.038

 Yes

-

-

-

-

Extra-curricular activities

 Yes

0.73 (0.36-1.46)

0.82 (0.34-1.99)

0.662

1.77 (0.83-3.82)

2.49 (1.04-5.97)

0.041

 No

-

-

-

-

Sitting time

 ≤ 6 hours

1.16 (0.54-2.50)

0.90 (0.35-2.31)

0.831

1.46 (0.71-2.96)

1.82 (0.70-4.70)

0.219

 > 6 hours

-

-

-

-