Table 3 Distribution DCD traits, sociodemographic and health characteristics according to sedentary behaviour in university students.
Independent variables | Sedentary Behaviour | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sociodemographic variables | Not Elevated | Elevated | |
ADC - Childhood | |||
DCD traits | 23 (50.0) | 23 (50.0) | < 0.001 |
Typically developing | 67 (85.9) | 11 (14.1) | |
ADC - Adult Life | |||
DCD traits | 17 (44.7) | 21 (55.3) | < 0.001 |
Typically developing | 73 (84.9) | 13 (15.1) | |
ADC - Total | |||
DCD Traits | 16 (47.1) | 18 (52.9) | < 0.01 |
Typically developing | 74 (82.2) | 16 (17.8) | |
Age | |||
≤ 23 years | 51 (78.5) | 14 (21.5) | 0.15 |
> 23 years | 39 (66.1) | 20 (33.9) | |
Sex | |||
Female | 62 (72.9) | 23 (27.1) | 1.00 |
Male | 28 (71.8) | 11 (28.2) | |
Race/colour | |||
White | 23 (71.9) | 09 (28.1) | 1.00 |
Not white | 67 (72.8) | 25 (27.2) | |
Marital Status | |||
Married | 11 (64.7) | 06 (35.3) | 0.55 |
Not married | 79 (73.8) | 28 (26.2) | |
Employment relationship | |||
Yes | 13 (61.9) | 08 (38.1) | 0.23 |
No | 77 (74.8) | 26 (25.2) | |
Field of the course | |||
Health Sciences | 63 (80.8) | 15 (19.2) | 0.02 |
Social and Human Sciences | 22 (56.4) | 17 (43.6) | |
Exact Sciences | 05 (71.4) | 02 (28.6) | |
Financial University assistance | |||
Yes | 34 (73.9) | 12 (26.1) | 0.83 |
No | 56 (71.8) | 22 (28.2) | |
Living at the same city of campus | |||
Yes | 66 (73.3) | 24 (26.7) | 0.76 |
No | 24 (70.6) | 10 (29.4) | |
Ongoing semester | |||
≤ 5th semester | 42 (66.7) | 21 (33.3) | 0.16 |
> 5th semester | 48 (78.7) | 13 (21.3) | |
Health-related variables | |||
Previously diagnosed Neurodevelopmental Disorders | |||
Yes | 06 (30.0) | 14 (70.0) | < 0.001 |
No | 20 (19.2) | 84 (80.8) | |
Previously diagnosed medical condition | |||
Yes | 11 (61.1) | 07 (38.9) | 0.26 |
No | 79 (74.5) | 27 (25.5) | |
Use of controlled medication | |||
Yes | 08 (40.0) | 12 (60.0) | < 0.001 |
No | 82 (78.8) | 22 (21.2) | |
Alcohol consumption | |||
Yes | 39 (76.5) | 12 (23.5) | 0.41 |
No | 51 (69.9) | 22 (30.1) | |
Tobacco consumption | |||
Yes | 08 (66.7) | 04 (33.3) | 0.73 |
No | 82 (73.2) | 30 (26.8) | |
