Table 4: Relation between physical activity categories and socio-demographic variables& BMI.

Variable Low Moderate High χP-value
N % N % N %
Age Category
Young (21-40)
Middle Age (41-60)
Elderly (60 & above)

221
89
14

35.6%
44.5%
42.4%

351
101
19

56.5%
50.5%
57.6%

49
10
0

7.9%
5%
0%

0.072
Educational Level
Less than high school
High school
Diploma
University
Post-graduate

25
70
113
93
21

43.9%
36.1%
38.8%
38.0%
35.0%

30
107
164
131
34

52.6%
55.2%
56.4%
53.5%
56.7%

2
17
14
21
5

3.5%
8.8%
4.8%
8.6%
8.3%

0.639
Social Status
Single
Married
Divorced
Widowed

77
224
17
9

28.4%
43.0%
38.6%
45.0%

168
265
26
11

62.0%
50.9%
59.1%
55.0%

26
32
1
0

9.6%
6.1%
2.3%
0%

.002**
Monthly Income
Less than 5000$
5000-1000$
More than 10000$

197
80
19

36.1%
38.5%
48.7%

311
115
16

57.1%
55.3%
41.0%

37
13
4

6.8%
6.2%
10.3%

0.393
No. of children
No children
1-2 children
3-4 children
5 or more children

108
69
74
72

31.0%
42.9%
43.2%
41.6%

205
81
88
96

58.9%
50.3%
52.1%
55.5%

35
11
8
5

10.1%
6.8%
4.7%
2.9%

0.004**
BMI Categories
Underweight
Normal
Overweight/obese/
morbid Obesity

4
85
200

36.4%
32.3%
40.3%

5
151
271

45.5%
57.4%
54.6%

2
27
25

18.2%
10.3%
5.0%

0.017**

**P≤0.05