Table 4 Indicators of physical functioning in Saudi youths by sex, 2013
From: The health of Saudi youths: current challenges and future opportunities
Factors | Categories | Male | Female | P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Percent | SE | N | Percent | SE | |||
Limitation in vigorous physical activity | No | 1032 | 87.4 | 1.2 | 871 | 75.3 | 1.7 | <0.001 |
Yes | 145 | 12.6 | 1.2 | 272 | 24.7 | 1.7 | ||
Need for special equipment | No | 1176 | 99.7 | 0.1 | 1183 | 99.9 | 0.0 | 0.056 |
Yes | 7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ||
Able to climb five steps? | Without any difficulty | 1148 | 96.0 | 0.8 | 1099 | 94.7 | 0.8 | 0.164 |
With a little difficulty | 26 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 60 | 4.1 | 0.7 | ||
With some difficulty | 11 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 10 | 1.1 | 0.4 | ||
With much difficulty | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||
Unable to do | 2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | _ | ||
Difficulty in performing house/work activities? | Without any difficulty | 1100 | 94.8 | 0.9 | 1018 | 90.2 | 1.1 | 0.007 |
With a little difficulty | 40 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 102 | 7.1 | 0.9 | ||
With some difficulty | 9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 27 | 2.5 | 0.6 | ||
With much difficulty | 3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ||
Unable to do | 2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | _ | ||
Wears glasses or contact lens | No | 1050 | 89.4 | 1.1 | 1027 | 85.1 | 1.3 | 0.016 |
Yes | 133 | 10.6 | 1.1 | 162 | 14.9 | 1.3 | ||
Far vision | No difficulty | 1077 | 91.6 | 1.0 | 1049 | 88.9 | 1.2 | 0.342 |
Some difficulty | 105 | 8.4 | 1.0 | 133 | 11.1 | 1.2 | ||
Near vision | No difficulty | 1119 | 95.3 | 0.7 | 1098 | 92.7 | 1.0 | 0.076 |
Some difficulty | 63 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 86 | 7.3 | 1.0 | ||
Deafness or trouble hearing | No | 1148 | 97.0 | 0.7 | 1164 | 98.6 | 0.4 | 0.022 |
Yes | 39 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 27 | 1.5 | 0.4 | ||