Table 2 Association between attendance in physical education classes, sedentary behaviors, and physical activities among children and adolescents. Results presented through prevalence ratios (PR) and respective 95% Confidence Intervals (95%CI)
Attendance in Physical education classes (PE/week) | Daily Sedentary Behavior†‡ | Daily Physical Activity†‡d | Active Play†‡ | Non-active Play†‡ | Structured Physical Activities†‡ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Girls (n = 1,317) | |||||
≥ 2/week | 0.80 (0.71–0.90)a | 1.31 (1.06–1.62)c | 1.40 (1.11–1.78)b | 0.79 (0.57–1.10) | 2.11 (1.31–3.40)b |
1/week | 0.73 (0.64–0.84)a | 0.95 (0.77–1.17) | 0.97 (0.77–1.22) | 0.63 (0.85–1.23) | 1.10 (0.68–1.76) |
0/week | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Boys (n = 1,160) | |||||
≥ 2/week | 0.81 (0.68–0.97)c | 1.42 (1.14–1.77)b | 1.49 (1.15–1.94)b | 0.95 (0.68–1.34) | 4.33 (1.63–11.52)b |
1/week | 0.94 (0.80–1.10) | 1.18 (0.95–1.46) | 1.20 (0.92–1.55) | 0.83 (0.59–1.16) | 3.17 (1.19–8.47)c |
0/week | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |