Table 1 Population meeting WHO recommendation for physical activity stratified by age and sex [Data shown as percentage (95% confidence interval)]
N | Population meeting WHO recommendation for physical activity (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adolescents (< 18 years) (n = 638) | Young adults (≥18 years) (n = 307) | ||||
Male (n = 280) | Female (n = 358) | Male (n = 471) | Female (n = 474) | ||
All | 945 | 85.4 (81.3–89.5) | 56.4 (51.3–61.5) | 96.9 (94.4–99.4) | 72.4 (64.3–80.5) |
Socio-demographic variables | |||||
Ethnicity | |||||
Brahmin/Chhetri | 575 | 83.8 (78.7–88.9) | 56.8 (50.4–63.2) | 95.2 (91.1–99.3) | 80.9 (69.7–92.1) |
Aadibasi/Janajati | 245 | 94.1 (87.6–100.0) | 51.5 (41.8–61.3) | 100.0 (100.0–100.0) | 66.7 (53.4–80.0) |
Others | 125 | 81.3 (67.8–94.8) | 70.0 (53.6–86.4) | 97.6 (93.0–100.0) | 66.7 (46.5–86.9) |
Family type | |||||
Nuclear | 682 | 85.9 (81.2–90.7) | 56.8 (50.7–62.9) | 95.8 (92.5–99.1) | 77.3 (67.8–86.8) |
Non-nuclear | 263 | 83.8 (75.4–92.2) | 55.4 (45.7–65.1) | 100.0 (100.0–100.0) | 63.4 (48.7–78.1) |
Educational status of father | |||||
Illiterate | 40 | 100.0 (100.0–100.0) | 71.4 (37.9–100.0) | 91.7 (76.1–100.0) | 70.0 (41.6–98.4) |
Primary | 122 | 89.2 (79.2–99.2) | 65.4 (47.1–83.7) | 97.1 (91.5–100.0) | 76.0 (59.3–92.7) |
Secondary | 398 | 88.9 (83.4–94.4) | 57.4 (49.6–65.2) | 96.0 (91.6–100.0) | 69.0 (55.0–83.0) |
High school and above | 385 | 78.3 (70.5–86.2) | 53.5 (46.0–61.0) | 98.6 (95.9–100.0) | 74.4 (60.7–88.1) |
Educational status of mother | |||||
Illiterate | 141 | 92.1 (83.5–100.0) | 68.8 (52.8–84.9) | 95.7 (89.9–100.0) | 66.7 (47.8–85.6) |
Primary | 184 | 83.9 (74.8–93.1) | 63.3 (49.8–76.8) | 100.0 (100.0–100.0) | 75.0 (59.0–91.0) |
Secondary | 408 | 86.9 (80.9–92.9) | 54.7 (47.2–62.2) | 93.9 (88.1–99.7) | 70.0 (57.3–82.7) |
High school and above | 212 | 79.3 (68.9–89.7) | 52.3 (42.8–61.8) | 100.0 (100.0–100.0) | 85.7 (67.4–100.0) |
Academic variables | |||||
Type of school | |||||
Public | 330 | 92.3 (86.8–97.8) | 66.1 (57.2–75.0) | 100.0 (100.0–100.0) | 75.4 (64.6–86.2) |
Private | 615 | 82.0 (76.5–87.5) | 52.2 (46.0–58.4) | 95.1 (91.3–98.9) | 69.1 (56.9–81.3) |
Grade of study | |||||
11 | 331 | 88.6 (83.2–94.0) | 51.0 (43.0–59.0) | 97.2 (91.8–100.0) | 64.3 (39.2–89.4) |
12 | 614 | 82.4 (76.3–88.5) | 60.3 (53.7–66.9) | 96.8 (94.0–99.6) | 73.5 (64.9–82.1) |
Subject of study | |||||
Education | 171 | 96.4 (89.5–100.0) | 65.2 (53.7–76.7) | 100.0 (100.0–100.0) | 72.5 (58.7–86.3) |
Humanities | 24 | 100.0 (100.0–100.0) | 50.0 (1.0–99.0) | 100.0 (100.0–100.0) | 81.8 (59.0–100.0) |
Management | 298 | 91.2 (86.0–96.4) | 52.8 (44.0–61.6) | 100.0 (100.0–100.0) | 54.5 (33.7–75.3) |
Science | 452 | 77.8 (70.8–84.8) | 55.8 (48.2–63.4) | 94.5 (90.2–98.8) | 79.1 (67.0–91.3) |
Time of study | |||||
Morning | 372 | 93.1 (88.2–98.0) | 64.6 (56.4–72.8) | 100.0 (100.0–100.0) | 69.4 (58.8–80.0) |
Day | 573 | 81.0 (75.3–86.8) | 51.8 (45.3–58.3) | 95.1 (91.3–98.9) | 77.3 (64.9–89.7) |
Environmental variables | |||||
Mode of transport to school | |||||
Walking | 339 | 90.6 (85.0–96.2) | 58.6 (49.9–67.3) | 95.6 (90.7–100.0) | 57.1 (42.1–72.1) |
Cycle | 134 | 89.6 (81.0–98.2) | 85.3 (73.4–97.2) | 100.0 (100.0–100.0) | 94.4 (83.8–100.0) |
Motorcycle/Four-wheeled | 472 | 79.4 (72.3–86.5) | 50.2 (43.3–57.1) | 96.6 (92.8–100.0) | 76.8 (65.7–87.9) |
Extracurricular activities at school | |||||
Yes | 654 | 85.9 (80.7–91.1) | 56.5 (50.6–62.4) | 97.6 (94.9–100.0) | 73.9 (64.9–82.9) |
No | 291 | 84.5 (77.7–91.3) | 56.2 (45.9–66.5) | 95.6 (90.7–100.0) | 66.7 (47.8–85.6) |
Playground at school | |||||
Yes | 793 | 85.2 (80.4–90.0) | 57.4 (52.1–62.7) | 97.1 (94.3–99.9) | 71.9 (63.7–80.1) |
No | 152 | 85.9 (77.8–94.0) | 44.4 (25.7–63.1) | 96.2 (91.0–100.0) | 100.0 (100.0–100.0) |
Playground or park around home | |||||
Yes | 645 | 86.6 (81.8–91.4) | 57.6 (51.4–63.8) | 97.7 (95.1–100.0) | 74.0 (64.2–83.8) |
No | 300 | 82.6 (74.6–90.6) | 53.9 (44.8–63.0) | 95.0 (89.5–100.0) | 69.2 (54.7–83.7) |
Adequate space to play or walk around home | |||||
Yes | 709 | 86.9 (82.4–91.4) | 59.0 (53.1–64.9) | 97.9 (95.5–100.0) | 70.5 (61.0–80.0) |
No | 236 | 80.6 (71.1–90.1) | 48.9 (38.6–59.2) | 94.1 (87.6–100.0) | 78.6 (63.4–93.8) |
Family support to physical activity | |||||
Yes | 890 | 86.7 (82.6–90.8) | 56.5 (51.2–61.8) | 96.7 (94.1–99.3) | 71.2 (62.8–79.6) |
No | 55 | 64.7 (42.0–87.4) | 56.0 (36.6–75.5) | 100.0 (100.0–100.0) | 100.0 (100.0–100.0) |
Peer support to physical activity | |||||
Yes | 900 | 86.6 (82.5–90.7) | 56.8 (51.5–62.1) | 96.8 (94.3–99.3) | 71.9 (63.7–80.1) |
No | 45 | 66.7 (44.9–88.5) | 50.0 (29.1–70.9) | 100.0 (100.0–100.0) | 100.0 (100.0–100.0) |
Lifestyle-related variables | |||||
Current smoker | |||||
Yes | 30 | 100.0 (100.0–100.0) | 0.0 (0.0–0.0) | 95.5 (86.8–100.0) | 100.0 (100.0–100.0) |
No | 915 | 85.0 (80.8–89.2) | 56.4 (51.3–61.5) | 97.0 (94.4–99.6) | 72.2 (64.0–80.4) |
Current drinker | |||||
Yes | 42 | 80.0 (59.8–100.0) | 100.0 (100.0–100.0) | 100.0 (100.0–100.0) | 0.0 (0.0–0.0) |
No | 903 | 85.7 (81.5–89.9) | 56.3 (51.2–61.5) | 96.4 (93.6–99.2) | 72.4 (64.3–80.5) |
Screen time | |||||
Moderate | 599 | 89.7 (85.2–94.2) | 55.2 (48.7–61.7) | 97.4 (94.5–100.0) | 73.3 (62.1–84.5) |
Excessive | 346 | 78.1 (70.2–86.0) | 58.5 (50.2–66.8) | 96.0 (91.6–100.0) | 71.4 (59.6–83.2) |