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. 2001 Nov;16(11):721–727. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2001.00506.x

Table 2.

Percentage of Older Women in Baltimore, Portland, Pittsburgh, and Minneapolis Who Performed Common Physical Activities Any Time in the Past Year by Age Group*

Age n Walking, % Gardening, % Swimming, % Bicycling, % Participates in Medium- or High-intensity Exercise, %
65 to 69 4,066 66 38 20 16 36
70 to 74 2,968 62 35 16 14 31
75 to 79 1,496 54 31 11 9 21
80 to 84 721 50 23 5 7 14
≥85 190 46 20 2 5 15
*

χ2 for trend of declining activity with age: all P < .001.

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