Table 4.
Percentage of respondents who would be referred to physician using PAR-Q, by age and gender, NHANES 1999–2004
| Age Categories (Years) | ||||||||
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| 40–44 | 45–49 | 50–54 | 55–59 | 60–64 | 65–69 | 70+ | Overall | |
| Women | (n=447) | (n=393) | (n=370) | (n=268) | (n=420) | (n=348) | (n=1138) | (n=3385) |
| 52.9 (47.0–58.6) | 59.4 (51.5–67.2) | 67.4 (60.4–70.3) | 77.9 (72.3–83.5) | 82.0 (78.1–85.8) | 89.3 (84.9–93.6) | 95.1 (93.6–96.6) | 73.6 (71.5–75.6) | |
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| Men | (n=447) | (n=406) | (n=386) | (n=261) | (n=384) | (n=341) | (n=1051) | (n=3276) |
| 44.9 (38.9–50.9) | 46.3 (39.4–53.3) | 62.4 (56.6–68.2) | 59.5 (50.9–68.1) | 74.8 (69.9–79.7) | 82.8 (77.7–87.8) | 90.5 (87.8–93.2) | 62.8 (59.9–65.6) | |
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| Both Genders | (n=894) | (n=800) | (n=756) | (n=529) | (n=804) | (n=689) | (n=2189) | (n=6661) |
| 48.8 (44.7–52.9) | 52.9 (47.7–58.1) | 64.8 (59.8–69.8) | 69.3 (63.1–75.4) | 78.6 (75.3–81.9) | 86.2 (83.4–89.1) | 93.2 (91.8–94.6) | 68.4 (66.4–70.4) | |
Values are % (95% confidence interval)
The association between referral and age is statistically significant at p<0.0001 for men, women, and combined by Pearson χ2 test.