Table 3.

Hours of exercise per week (physical activity in leisure time) in 2173 German adults by gender and age

Females
Age class (years)	No exercise	0 – 2 hours/week	>2 – 4 hours/week	>4 hours/week	Total
18 – 30	87 (42.0%)	52 (25.1%)	43 (20.8%)	25 (12.1%)	207 (18.3%)
31 – 40	104 (35.3%)	111 (37.6%)	60 (20.3%)	20 (6.8%)	295 (26.1%)
41 – 50	104 (37.6%)	98 (35.4%)	52 (18.8%)	23 (8.3%)	277 (24.5%)
51 – 65	161 (45.6%)	101 (28.6%)	61 (17.3%)	30 (8.5%)	353 (31.2%)
Total	456 (40.3%)	362 (32.0%)	216 (19.1%)	98 (8.7%)	1132 (100.0%)
Males
Age class (years)	No exercise	0 – 2 hours/week	>2 – 4 hours/week	>4 hours/week	Total
18 – 30	55 (26.4%)	45 (21.6%)	47 (22.6%)	61 (29.3%)	208 (20.0%)
31 – 40	118 (42.3%)	72 (25.8%)	52 (18.6%)	37 (13.3%)	279 (26.8%)
41 – 50	80 (35.7%)	73 (32.6%)	43 (19.2%)	28 (12.5%)	224 (21.5%)
51 – 65	138 (41.8%)	96 (29.1%)	61 (18.5%)	35 (10.6%)	330 (31.7%)
Total	391 (37.6%)	286 (27.5%)	203 (19.5%)	161 (15.5%)	1041 (100.0%)