Table 3 Multivariate adjusted correlates of recommended physical activity status in rural South Asian children aged 5–14 years
| Odds Ratio (95 % CI) (p-value) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Active mode of travel to school | Leisure-time physical activity ≥1 h per day | Sedentary activity ≤2 h per day | |
| Age group | |||
| 5–9 years | 1.0 (Ref) | 1.0 (Ref) | 1.0 (Ref) |
| 10–14 years | 2.0 (1.3, 3.0) (p = 0.001) | 0.7(0.4, 1.2) (p = 0.30) | 0.6(0.4, 0.9) (p = 0.02) |
| Sex | |||
| Boys | 1.0 (Ref) | 1.0 (Ref) | 1.0 (Ref) |
| Girls | 1.7 (1.1, 2.5) (p = 0.01) | 0.4(0.2, 0.6) (p < 0.0001) | 0.7(0.4, 1.1) (p = 0.14) |
| Site | |||
| Matlab | 1.0 (Ref) | 1.0 (Ref) | 1.0 (Ref) |
| Goa | 1.2 (0.7, 2.1) (p = 0.43) | 0.9(0.4, 1.7) (p = 0.80) | 3.5(2.1, 6.1) (p < 0.0001) |
| Chennai | 1.1 (0.6, 1.9) (p = 0.71) | 0.3(0.1, 0.6) (p < 0.0001) | 2.5(1.5, 4.3) (p = 0.001) |
| Highest household education status | |||
| 0–5 years of education | 1.0 (Ref) | 1.0 (Ref) | 1.0 (Ref) |
| 6 to 12 years of education | 1.3 (0.8, 2.1) (p = 0.24) | 1.2(0.6, 1.9) (p = 0.58) | 0.6(0.3, 0.9) (p = 0.03) |
| Graduate/Post graduate | 0.8 (0.4, 1.6) (p = 0.59) | 0.4(0.2, 0.9) (p = 0.03) | 0.5(0.2, 1.0) (p = 0.07) |
| Socio-economic statusa (SES) | |||
| Low | 1.0 (Ref) | 1.0 (Ref) | 1.0 (Ref) |
| Medium | 0.7 (0.4, 1.2) (p = 0.21) | 1.1(0.6, 2.0) (p = 0.59) | 0.9(0.5, 1.6) (p = 0.90) |
| High | 0.9 (0.5, 1.6) (p = 0.87) | 1.0(0.5, 2.0) (p = 0.78) | 0.6(0.3, 1.1) (p = 0.17) |
|
Leisure-time physical activity (at school + at home) | |||
| < 1 h/day | 1.0 (Ref) | NA | 1.0 (Ref) |
| ≥ 1 h/day | 1.0 (0.6, 1.7) (p = 0.85) | 0.9(0.6, 1.5) (p = 0.9) | |
| Sedentary activity | |||
| ≤ 2 h/day | 1.0 (Ref) | 1.0 (Ref) | NA |
| > 2 h/day | 1.2 (0.8, 1.8) (p = 0.34) | 0.9(0.6, 1.6) (p = 0.97) | |
| Mode of transport to school | |||
| Active transport (walk/bicycle) | NA | 1.0 (Ref) | 1.0 (Ref) |
| Motorized transport | 1.1(0.6, 1.7) (p = 0.82) | 1.2(0.8, 1.8) (p = 0.32) | |
| Fruit vegetable intake | |||
| < 5servings/day | 1.0 (Ref) | 1.0 (Ref) | 1.0 (Ref) |
| ≥ 5servings/day | 1.3 (0.7, 2.6) (p = 0.35) | 0.7(0.3, 1.4) (p = 0.29) | 0.5(0.2, 1.0) (p = 0.07) |
| Processed food intake | |||
| < 1serving/day | 1.0 (Ref) | 1.0 (Ref) | 1.0 (Ref) |
| ≥ 1serving/day | 1.0 (0.6, 1.7)(p = 0.82) | 2.3(1.2, 4.1) (p = 0.006) | 0.9(0.5, 1.4) (p = 0.73) |