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Table 2 The comparison of the sedentary and physical activities between the normal weight and overweight or obesity students by gender

From: Physical activity and sedentary behaviors (screen time and homework) among overweight or obese adolescents: a cross-sectional observational study in Yazd, Iran

Variables

Boy

Girl

Total

 

Normal weight

Overweight or obesity

P-value

Normal weight

Overweight or obesity

P-value

Normal weight

Overweight or obesity

P-value

Sedentary behaviors on school days

Screen time

119.6 ± 60.3

146.32 ± 64.4

0.001

123.70 ± 56.4

148.78 ± 63.44

0.001

121.67± 58.31

147.50 ± 63.78

< 0.001

Homework time

134.6 ± 43.26

167.26 ± 71.23

< 0.001

139.48 ± 47.84

154.9 ± 73.32

0.044

137.06 ± 45.61

161.33 ± 72.33

< 0.001

Sedentary behaviors time

254.21± 73.56

313.58 ± 73.03

< 0.001

263.18 ± 72.81

303.67± 76.49

< 0.001

258.73 ± 73.2

308.82 ± 74.7

< 0.001

Sedentary behaviors on weekends

Screen time

171.91 ± 75.57

193.87± 89.59

0.034

169.48 ± 71.17

214.9 ± 91.75

< 0.001

170.68 ± 73.27

203.97 ± 91.02

< 0.001

Homework time

185.07± 77.7

174.62 ± 81.32

0.298

182.37± 73.49

165 ± 75.02

0.071

183.71 ± 75.5

170 ± 78.3

0.048

Sedentary behaviors time

356.97± 103.49

368.49 ± 114.05

0.4

351.85 ± 98.99

379.9 ± 119.53

< 0.001

354.39 ±101.12

373.97 ± 116.57

0.051

Sedentary behaviors on all week

Screen time

134.55 ± 54.13

159.91± 57.85

< 0.001

136.78 ± 48.10

167.67 ± 54.47

< 0.001

135.67 ± 51.11

163.64 ± 56.25

< 0.001

Homework time

149.02± 39.21

169.37± 60.27

0.003

151.73 ± 43.86

157.78 ± 54.85

0.359

150.39 ± 41.57

163.8 ± 57.88

0.005

Sedentary behaviors time

283.57± 67.12

329.27± 60.8

< 0.001

288.51 ± 63.87

325.45 ± 63.00

< 0.001

286.06 ± 65.44

327.45 ± 61.75

< 0.001

Physical Activity

3.58 ± 1.32

1.81 ± 0.96

< 0.001

3.16 ± 1.44

1.65 ± 0.97

< 0.001

3.36 ± 1.4

1.73 ±0.97

< 0.001

  1. Data was presented by mean ± standard deviations (SD). Statistical analysis was performed using t-test. P-value < 0.05 was considered significant