Table 3.
Distribution of volunteers into high, moderate, and low categories based on age group; overall comparison of physical activity levels among different age groups: χ2=35.387, df=2, P<.001.
| Age group (years) and gender | Category | Comparison between male and female | |||||
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Highly active (high), n (%) | Active (moderate), n (%) | Inactive (low), n (%) | Total, n |
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| 16-20 |
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1445 | χ2=.327, df=2, P=.52 | ||
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Male | 659 (74.5) | 126 (14.2) | 100 (11.3) |
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| Female | 402 (71.7) | 86 (15.4) | 72 (12.9) |
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| 21-25 |
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2539 | χ2=2.988, df=2, P=.22 | ||
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Male | 1123 (72.3) | 208 (13.4) | 222 (14.3) |
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| Female | 686 (69.6) | 155 (15.7) | 145 (14.7) |
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| 26-30 |
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503 | χ2=0.976, df=2, P=.61 | ||
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Male | 218 (66.7) | 42 (12.8) | 67 (20.5) |
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| Female | 124 (70.5) | 18 (10.2) | 34 (19.3) |
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| 31-35 |
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82 | χ2=3.663, df=2, P=.16 | ||
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Male | 29 (55.8) | 6 (11.5) | 17 (32.7) |
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| Female | 16 (53.3) | 8 (26.7) | 6 (20) |
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| 36 and above |
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17 | χ2=6.783, df=2, P=.03 | ||
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Male | 10 (90.9) | 0 (0) | 1 (9.1) |
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| Female | 2 (33.4) | 2 (33.3) | 2 (33.3) |
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