Table 1
Sociodemographic and descriptive analysis according to the level of PA practice.
Variables analysed | Physical activity group | p | |||
Sedentary group | Active group | ||||
Gender | [n (%)] | Male | 47 (43.9) | 79 (73.8) | .000 |
[n (%)] | Female | 60 (56.1) | 28 (26.2) | ||
Age | [x̄ (sd)] | Value | 14.64 (±1.28) | 13.88 (±1.28) | |
[n (%)] | 13 years | 25 (23.4) | 46 (43) | ||
[n (%)] | 14 years | 7 (6.5) | 27 (25.2) | .000 | |
[n (%)] | 15 years | 51 (47.7) | 21 (19.6) | ||
[n (%)] | 16 years | 24 (22.4) | 13 (12.1) | ||
Year | [n (%)] | 1st CSE | 15 (14) | 28 (26.2) | |
[n (%)] | 2nd CSE | 16 (15) | 30 (28) | .001 | |
[n (%)] | 3rd CSE | 28 (26.2) | 25 (47.2) | ||
[n (%)] | 4th CSE | 48 (44.9) | 24 (22.4) | ||
Weight | [x2 (sd)] | Kilos | 55.02 (±11.48) | 57.50 (±11.30) | .113 |
Height | [x2 (sd)] | Metres | 1.66 (±.09) | 1.73 (±.09) | .000 |
BMI* | [x2 (sd)] | Value | 19.82 (±3.86) | 19.05 (±3.31) | .090 |
[n (%)] | Normal weight | 90 (84.1) | 98 (91.6) | ||
Ponderal status | [n (%)] | Overweight | 13 (12.1) | 9 (8.4) | .079 |
[n (%)] | Obesity | 4 (3.7) | 0 (0) | ||
Note. n: sample no.; %: percentage; x̄ (sd): mean (standard deviation); CSE: Compulsory Secondary Education. *BMI: adjusted according to gender and weight, according to the scale by Cole et al. (2000). Ponderal index: it is extracted from the BMI value obtained. |