Table 4 Association between sedentary behaviour and socio-demographic, environmental characteristics and sitting time by gender

Age of student (in years)

 15-17

0.93 (0.35-2.47)

0.49 (0.13-1.79)

0.282

0.99 (0.55-1.81)

0.61(0.27-1.37)

0.232

 18-20

-

-

-

-

Place of residence

 Rural

3.03 (1.23-7.44)

4.82 (1.39-16.67)

0.013

5.66 (2.88-11.13)

5.55 (2.82-13.51)

<0.001

 Urban

-

-

-

-

Family type

 Nuclear

0.77 (0.32-1.85)

0.65 (0.23-1.83)

0.415

0.76 (0.42-1.36)

0.66 (0.31-1.41)

0.280

 Joint/Extended

-

-

-

-

Economic status

 Low

1.77 (0.47-6.72)

3.26 (0.68-15.56)

0.079

0.87 (0.44-1.72)

1.61 (0.62-4.19)

0.326

 Medium

0.65(0.29-1.47)

0.84 (0.29-2.44)

0.138

1.10 (0.52-2.35)

1.42 (0.54-3.74)

0.478

 High

-

-

-

-

Type of school

 Private

1.69 (0.78-3.67)

2.37 (0.83-6.76)

0.105

4.55 (2.54-8.16)

6.41 (2.89-14.21)

<0.001

 Public

Mode of transport to school

 Vehicles

1.68 (0.44-6.31)

0.76 (0.16-3.53)

0.729

5.69 (1.62-20.04)

5.90 (1.26-27.75)

0.025

 Cycling

0.46 (0.20-1.04)

0.14 (0.04-0.45)

0.001

1.62 (0.90-2.92)

1.10 (0.52-2.39)

0.791

 Walking

-

-

-

Playground in school

 No

4.42 (1.86-10.51)

4.53 (1.62-12.68)

0.004

5.93 (3.24-10.85)

3.66 (1.67-8.05)

0.001

 Yes

-

-

-

-

Extra-curricular activities

 No

0.78 (0.33-1.83)

1.55 (0.48-5.02)

0.468

1.64 (0.77-3.47)

2.98 (1.09-8.07)

0.032

 Yes

-

-

-

-

Neighborhood walkability

 No

0.36 (0.04-2.88)

0.22 (0.02-3.04)

0.259

2.45 (1.04-5.77)

1.89 (0.62-5.81)

0.263

 Yes

-

-

-

-

Playground/parks near home

 No

0.45 (0.21-1.01)

0.41 (0.15-1.06)

0.066

1.82 (1.04-3.18)

1.04 (0.46-2.32)

0.931

 Yes

-

-

-

-