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Table 1 Associations of physical activity time categories with potential confounders among urban high-school students in Nanjing, China

From: Physical activity inversely associated with the presence of depression among urban adolescents in regional China

 

Physical Activity Time (hr/wk) (n, %)

  

Characteristics

0–0.9

1–7

8–14

15 +

χ 2

p*

Gender

      

   Girls

286 (54.8)

590 (56.0)

243 (49.2)

145 (38.7)

36.659

< 0.001

   Boys

236 (45.2)

463 (44.0)

251 (50.8)

230 (61.3)

  

School Grade

      

   7

132 (25.3)

337 (32.0)

159 (32.2)

140 (37.3)

24.219

< 0.001

   8

173 (33.1)

350 (33.2)

176 (35.6)

130 (34.7)

  

   9

217(41.6)

366 (34.8)

159 (32.2)

105 (28.0)

  

Body Mass Index

      

   Non-overweight

450 (86.2)

933 (88.6)

444 (89.9)

341 (90.9)

6.588

0.361

   Overweight

47 (9.0)

77 (7.3)

35 (7.1)

24 (6.4)

  

   Obesity

25 (4.8)

43 (4.1)

15 (3.0)

10 (2.7)

  

Father education

      

   Junior high school or less

180 (34.5)

366 (34.8)

142 (28.7)

140 (37.3)

31.108

< 0.001

   Senior high school

222 (42.5)

454 (43.1)

205 (41.5)

175 (46.7)

  

   Undergraduate

102 (19.5)

195 (18.5)

125 (25.3)

42 (11.2)

  

   Graduate

18 (3.4)

38 (3.6)

22 (4.5)

18 (4.8)

  

Mother education

      

   Junior high school or less

242 (46.4)

475 (45.1)

188 (38.1)

135 (36.0)

50.965

< 0.001

   Senior high school

222 (42.5)

434 (41.2

189 (38.3)

155 (41.3)

  

   Undergraduate

52 (10.0)

130 (12.3)

110 (22.3)

77 (20.5)

  

   Graduate

6 (1.1)

14 (1.3)

7 (1.4)

8 (2.1)

  

Family structure

      

   Both parents

480 (92.0)

925 (87.8)

413 (83.6)

320 (85.3)

24.745

< 0.001

   Single parent

24 (4.6)

88 (8.4)

63 (12.8)

43 (11.5)

  

   Others

18 (3.4)

40 (3.8)

18 (3.6)

12 (3.2)

  

Study time†

      

   Low

205 (39.3)

314 (29.8)

171 (34.6)

141 (37.6)

28.148

< 0.001

   Middle

141 (27.0)

351 (33.3)

175 (35.4)

132 (35.2)

  

   High

176 (33.7)

388 (36.8)

148 (30.0)

102 (27.2)

  

Sleep time†

      

   Low

200 (38.3)

348 (33.0)

138 (27.9)

112 (29.9)

22.317

0.001

   Middle

144 (27.6)

366 (34.8)

173 (35.0)

113 (30.1)

  

   High

178 (34.1)

339 (32.2)

183 (37.0)

150 (40.0)

  

TV time†

      

   Low

148 (28.4)

338 (32.1)

170 (34.4)

150 (40.0)

41.527

< 0.001

   Middle

150 (28.7)

313 (29.7)

182 (36.8)

125 (33.3)

  

   High

224 (42.9)

402 (38.2)

142 (28.7)

100 (26.7)

  

Alcohol consumption

      

   Non

380 (72.8)

715 (67.9)

394 (79.8)

285 (76.0)

26.589

< 0.001

   Yes

142 (27.2)

338 (32.1)

100 (20.2)

90 (24.0)

  

Smoking behavior

      

   Non

491 (94.1)

989 (93.9)

476 (96.4)

360 (96.0)

5.701

0.127

   Yes

31 (5.9)

64 (6.1)

18 (3.6)

15 (4.0)

  

Unintentional injuries

      

   Non

348 (66.7)

666 (63.2)

311 (63.0)

224 (59.7)

4.624

0.201

   Yes

174 (33.3)

387 (36.8)

183 (37.0)

151 (40.3)

  

Overall

522 (21.4)

1053 (43.1)

494 (20.2)

375 (15.3)

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  1. n = number of participants within subgroup; % = Percentages across column.
  2. * p-value between sub-groups of each variable.
  3. † Study time, sleep time, and TV time were classified into tertiles, separately.