Table 2 Distribution DCD traits, sociodemographic and health characteristics according to the levels of physical activity in university students.
Independent variables | Levels of Physical Activity | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sociodemographic variables | Sufficiently active n (%) | Insufficiently active n (%) | |
ADC - Childhood | |||
DCD traits | 17 (37.0) | 29 (63.0) | 0.04 |
Typically developing | 45 (57.7) | 33 (42.3) | |
ADC - Adult Life | |||
DCD traits | 12 (31.6) | 26 (68.4) | 0.01 |
Typically developing | 50 (58.1) | 36 (41.9) | |
ADC - Total | |||
DCD Traits | 11 (32.4) | 23 (67.6) | 0.02 |
Typically developing | 51 (56.7) | 39 (43.3) | |
Age | |||
≤ 23 years | 37 (56.9) | 28 (43.1) | 0.15 |
> 23 years | 25 (42.4) | 34 (57.6) | |
Sex | |||
Female | 42 (49.4) | 43 (50.6) | 1.00 |
Male | 20 (51.3) | 19 (48.7) | |
Race/colour | |||
White | 19 (59.4) | 13 (40.6) | 0.30 |
Not white | 43 (46.7) | 49 (53.3) | |
Marital Status | |||
Married | 06 (35.3) | 11 (64.7) | 0.19 |
Not married | 56 (52.3) | 51 (47.7) | |
Employment relationship | |||
Yes | 09 (42.9) | 12 (57.1) | 0.47 |
No | 53 (51.5) | 50 (48.5) | |
Field of the course | |||
Health Sciences | 47 (60.3) | 31 (39.7) | 0.01 |
Social and Human Sciences | 13 (33.3) | 26 (66.7) | |
Exact Sciences | 02 (28.6) | 05 (71.4) | |
Financial University assistance | |||
Yes | 23 (50.0) | 23 (50.0) | 1.00 |
No | 39 (50.0) | 39 (50.0) | |
Living at the same city of campus | |||
Yes | 48 (53.3) | 42 (46.7) | 0.22 |
No | 14 (41.2) | 20 (58.8) | |
Ongoing semester | |||
≤ 5th semester | 29 (46.0) | 34 (54.0) | 0.37 |
> 5th semester | 33 (54.1) | 28 (45.9) | |
Health-related variables | |||
Previously diagnosed Neurodevelopmental Disorders | |||
Yes | 06 (30.0) | 14 (70.0) | 0.08 |
No | 56 (53.8) | 48 (46.2) | |
Previously diagnosed medical condition | |||
Yes | 08 (44.4) | 10 (55.6) | 0.61 |
No | 54 (50.9) | 52 (49.1) | |
Use of controlled medication | |||
Yes | 05 (25.0) | 15 (75.0) | 0.02 |
No | 57 (54.8) | 47 (45.2) | |
Alcohol consumption | |||
Yes | 28 (54.9) | 23 (45.1) | 0.46 |
No | 34 (46.6) | 39 (53.4) | |
Tobacco consumption | |||
Yes No | 05 (41.7) 57 (50.9) | 07 (58.3) 55 (49.1) | 0.54 |
