Research Article
How Adolescent Subjective Health and Satisfaction with Weight and Body Shape Are Related to Participation in Sports
Table 1
Age, BMI, sports habits, self-rated health, and body image variables according to gender.
| | Total 25101 | Girls () | Boys () |
| | Age group, (%) | | | | 15–17 years | 865 (67) | 864 (71) | | 18–20 years | 380 (29) | 288 (24) | | 20 years | 46 (4) | 67 (5) | | Body mass index mean (SD) | 22 (3.3) | 23 (3.2) | | Amount of physical activity during a week, (%) | | | | “No” | 167 (13) | 158 (13) | | “0.5–1 hour” (small amount) | 298 (23) | 197 (16) | | “2–4 hours” (moderate amount) | 458 (36) | 384 (32) | | “4 or more hours” (great amount) | 362 (28) | 471 (39) | | Type of sports, (%) | | | | Not sports | 329 (27) | 261 (23) | | Team sports | 238 (20) | 377 (34) | | Individual sports without advantage of leanness | 77(6) | 53 (5) | | Individual sports with advantage of leanness | 562 (47) | 417 (38) | | Self-rated health, (%) | | | | “Very healthy” and “Quite healthy” | 1085 (84) | 1095 (90) | | “Not very healthy” | 207 (16) | 119 (10) | | On diet to lose weight, (%) | | | | “No, weight fine” | 663 (52) | 963 (79) | | “Yes" and “No, but need lose” | 620 (48) | 251 (21) | | Desire to change body, (%) | | | | “No” | 166 (13) | 510 (42) | | “Yes” | 1120 (87) | 705 (58) |
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17 out of a total of 2527 respondents did not answer the gender question.
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