PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PATTERNS OF TURKISH ADOLESCENTS: INFLUENCE OF SOME SOCIAL FACTORS

From the logistic regression model only mother's education, self-care, and living condition were found significantly effecting exercise status. Especially living with family caused a two-fold increase in exercise status (Table 5).

Table 5: Logistic regression model.

Variable

B

S.E.

Wald

df

Sig

R

Exp(B)

Family (1)
Mother education (1)
Father education (1)
Self-care
School performance (1)
Problem solving
Living condition (1)
SES
SES (1)
SES (2)
SES (3)
Parent's attitude to exercise
Parent's attitude to exercise (1)
Parent's attitude to exercise (2)
Self-esteem
Constant

-1.0668
0.7486
-0.4239
0.0195
-0.4644
0.0012

0.8319
0.5924
0.9742

0.9076
0.2500
0.3333
0.1020
-2.0071

0.7104
0.3470
0.3213
0.0083
0.2697
0.0084

0.3861
0.8778
0.7753

0.7162
0.6268
0.6171
0.1107
1.7446

2.2551
4.6549
1.7409
5.5501
2.9660
0.0188
4.6412
2.2895
0.4554
1.5791
1.6057
0.3321
0.1592
0.2918
0.8488
1.3236

1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1

0.1332
0.0310
0.1870
0.0185
0.0850
0.8909
0.0312
0.5145
0.4998
0.2089
0.2051
0.8470
0.6899
0.5891
0.3569
0.2500

-0.0253
0.0815
0.0000
0.0942
-0.0491
0.0000
0.0813
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000

0.3441
2.1140
0.6545
1.0197
0.6285
1.0012
2.2976

1.8083
2.6492
2.4783

1.2841
1.3956
1.1073