Table 1 Participants’ demographic characteristics and level of physical activity
Variables | Level of physical activity 537 (100%) | Â | PÂ value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inactivity | low activity | Moderate and intense activity | TOTAL | Â | ||
Woman’s Occupation | Housewife | 234 (68.8) | 58 (17.1) | 48 (14.1) | 340 | 0.05 |
Self-employee | 51 (63) | 16 (19.8) | 14 (17.3) | 81 | ||
Employee | 62 (53.4) | 29 (25) | 25 (21.6) | 116 | ||
Women’s Education level | Primary | 24 (6.9) | 2 (1.9) | 0 (0) | 26 | < 0.001 |
Secondary | 49 (14.9) | 5 (4.9) | 3 (3.4) | 57 | ||
University | 274 (79) | 96 (93.2) | 84 (96.6) | 454 | ||
Marital status | Single | 50 (14.4) | 30 (29.1) | 31 (75.6) | 111 | < 0.001 |
Married | 297 (85.6) | 73 (70.9) | 56 (64.4) | 426 | ||
Menstruation | Regular | 240 (69.2) | 71 (68.9) | 69 (79.3) | 380 | 0.16 |
Irregular | 107 (30.8) | 32 (31.1) | 18 (20.7) | 157 | ||
Husband’s Occupation | self-employee | 181 (64) | 36 (53.7) | 22 (42.3) | 239 | 0.004 |
Employee | 88 (31.1) | 21 (31.3) | 24 (46.2) | 133 | ||
Retired | 14 (4.9) | 10 (14.9) | 6 (11.5) | 30 | ||
Husband’s Education level | Primary | 29 (9.7) | 6 (8.3) | 1 (1.8) | 36 | 0.014 |
Secondary | 67 (22.4) | 10 (13.9) | 5 (8.9) | 82 | ||
University | 203 (67.9) | 56 (77.8) | 50 (89.3) | 309 | ||
BMI | Thin | 10 (2.9) | 2 (1.9) | 2 (2.3) | 14 | 0.08 |
Normal | 130 (37.5) | 40 (48.8) | 48 (55.2) | 218 | ||
Overweight | 130 (37.5) | 43 (41.7) | 26 (29.9) | 199 | ||
obesity | 77 (22.2) | 18 (17.5) | 11 (12.6) | 106 | ||
type of Residence | Private | 205 (59.1) | 61 (59.2) | 62 (71.3) | 328 | 0.104 |
Rental | 142 (40.9) | 42 (40.8) | 25 (28.7) | 209 | ||
Number of children | 0 | 71 (20.5) | 42 (40.8) | 35 (40.2) | 148 | < 0.001 |
1 | 87 (25.1) | 131(12.6) | 21 (24.1) | 121 | ||
2–3 | 173 (49.9) | 46 (44.7) | 31 (35.6) | 250 | ||
< 3 | 16 (4.6) | 2 (1.9) | 0 (0) | 18 | ||
Income | < 5 million | 30 (1.6) | 13 (12.6) | 9 (10.3) | 52 | 0.43 |
5–10 million | 148 (42.7) | 35 (34) | 39 (44.8) | 222 | ||
< 10 million | 169 (48.7) | 55 (53.4) | 39 (44.8) | 264 | ||
Women’s Age | 30–35 | 126 (36.3) | 32 (31.1) | 35 (40.2) | 193 | 0.36 |
36–40 | 92 (26.5) | 21 (20.4) | 23 (26.4) | 136 | ||
41–45 | 70 (20.2) | 24 (23.3) | 14 (16.1) | 108 | ||
46–50 | 59 (17) | 26 (25.2) | 15 (17.2) | 100 | ||
Social support | Yes | 174 (50.1) | 63 (61.2) | 64 (73.6) | 301 | < 0.001 |
No | 173 (49.9) | 40 (38.8) | 23 (26.4) | 236 | ||
Car ownership | Yes | 173 (49.9) | 60 (58.3) | 58 (66.7) | 291 | 0.012 |
No | 174 (50.1) | 43 (41.7) | 29 (33.3) | 246 | ||