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Table 2 Associations between SES and physical inactivity and non-participation in sports1

From: Physical inactivity, non-participation in sports and socioeconomic status: a large population-based study among Norwegian adolescents

 

Physical inactivity

Non-participation in individual sports

Non-participation in team sports

 

Girls

Boys

Girls

Boys

Girls

Boys

 

RR (95% CI)

p-value

RR (95% CI)

p-value

RR (95% CI)

p-value

RR (95% CI)

p-value

RR (95% CI)

p-value

RR (95% CI)

p-value

Parental SES

 Family economic well-being (Better than others is reference)

 Equal to others

1.02 (0.99–1.05)

0.090

1.03 (1.00–1.05)

0.030

1.03 (1.01–1.06)

0.005

1.03 (1.01–1.06)

0.002

1.01 (0.99–1.03)

0.361

1.02 (1.00–1.05)

0.043

 Poorer than others

1.04 (0.99–1.09)

0.069

1.04 (0.99–1.10)

0.102

1.03 (0.99–1.07)

0.194

1.05 (1.00–1.09)

0.032

1.05 (1.02–1.08)

0.003

1.08 (1.03–1.12)

< 0.001

Family education (Higher is reference)

 Intermediate

1.05 (1.03–1.07)

< 0.001

1.00 (0.98–1.02)

0.944

1.04 (1.02–1.06)

< 0.001

1.00 (0.98–1.02)

0.919

0.98 (0.97–1.00)

0.053

1.00 (0.98–1.02)

0.781

 Basic

1.12 (1.06–1.17)

< 0.001

1.01 (0.96–1.06)

0.736

1.08 (1.04–1.12)

< 0.001

1.04 (0.99–1.09)

0.051

1.02 (0.99–1.05)

0.260

1.00 (0.95–1.05)

0.990

Parent work status (Both parents working is reference)

 Out-of-work (one parent)

1.01 (0.97–1.06)

0.590

1.03 (0.98–1.08)

0.252

1.03 (0.99–1.07)

0.113

1.02 (0.98–1.06)

0.397

1.00 (0.97–1.03)

0.995

1.06 (1.02–1.10)

0.003

 Out-of-work (both parents)

1.09 (0.99–1.19)

0.078

1.10 (0.99–1.22)

0.065

1.03 (0.96–1.11)

0.386

0.99 (0.90–1.08)

0.786

0.96 (0.89–1.03)

0.223

0.99 (0.90–1.09)

0.866

Adolescent SES

 School program (General studies is reference)

 Vocational studies

1.03 (1.01–1.05)

0.016

1.05 (1.03–1.08)

< 0.001

1.04 (1.02–1.06)

< 0.001

1.04 (1.01–1.06)

0.001

1.04 (1.02–1.05)

< 0.001

1.05 (1.03–1.07)

< 0.001

  1. SES Socioeconomic status. RR Relative risk. CI Confidence interval
  2. 1All analyses are additionally adjusted for age, ethnicity, and family structure