Table 5: Life style factor associated with underweight, normal, overweight and obesity in the studied school adolescents.
Variables |
Response category |
BMI |
X2 |
P-value |
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Underweight |
Normal |
Overweight |
Obese |
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Lifestyle factors |
No (%) |
No (%) |
No (%) |
No (%) |
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T.V watching |
Less than 2 h |
27/98 (27.6) |
43/98 (43.9) |
19/98 (19.4) |
9/98 (9.1) |
17.650 |
0.007 |
More than 2 h |
6/68 (8.8) |
39/68 (57.4) |
12/68 (17.6) |
11/68 (16.2) |
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Never |
19/50 (38) |
21/50 (42) |
8/50 (16) |
2/50 (4) |
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Time consuming in computer and phone |
Less than 2 h |
25/63 (39.7) |
30/63 (47.6) |
8/63 (12.7) |
0/63 (00.0) |
22.860 |
0.001 |
More than 2 h |
24/145 (16.6) |
69/145 (47.6) |
30/145 (20.7) |
22/145 (15.2) |
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Never |
3/8 (37.5) |
4/8 (50) |
1/8 (12.5) |
0/8 (00.0) |
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Exercise application |
Yes |
42/188 (22.3) |
94/188 (50) |
36/188 (19.1) |
16/188 (8.5) |
8.393 |
0.039 |
No |
10/28 (35.7) |
9/28 (32.2) |
3/28 (10.7) |
6/28 (21.4) |
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If yes duration of activity |
Less than 10 m |
5/35 (14.3) |
19/35 (54.3) |
10/35 (28.6) |
1/35 (2.8) |
10.670 |
0.099 |
10-30 m |
23/86 (26.7) |
35/86 (40.8) |
18/86 (20.9) |
10/86 (11.6) |
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Above 30 m |
14/67 (20.9) |
40/67 (59.7) |
8/67 (11.9) |
5/67 (7.5) |
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Transport to school |
On foot |
31/67 (46.3) |
28/67 (41.8) |
5/67 (7.5) |
3/67 (4.5) |
33.825 |
0.000 |
General transport |
2/8 (25) |
4/8 (50) |
0/8 (00.0) |
2/8 (25) |
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Private car |
19/141 (13.5) |
71/141 (50.4) |
34/141 (24.1) |
17/141 (12) |