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. 2014 Aug 15;11:101. doi: 10.1186/s12966-014-0101-4

Table 4.

Time trends in transportation physical activity* by sex, age and years of schooling- Brazil 2006-2012

Variables 2006 2007 2008 Annual change (%) p value Annual change (%) p value
Sex
  Male 13.5 12.7 10.3 -12.3 < 0.001 -7.7 < 0.001
  Female 8.7 9.1 6.4 -13.7 < 0.001 -3.7 0.017
Age (years)
  18-24 11.4 11.3 9.1 -10.4 0.026 -8.7 0.004
  25-34 12.4 12.3 8.4 -16.8 < 0.001 -4.2 0.070
  35-44 12.9 13.1 10.2 -10.4 0.002 -6.9 0.001
  45-54 12.3 11.7 8.9 -14.7 < 0.001 -6.1 0.008
  55-64 7.1 7.5 6.9 -1.7 0.810 -2.5 0.448
  65+ 3.3 2.3 2.0 -22.6 0.049 +6.1 0.353
Years of schooling
  0-4 13.1 11.2 8.8 -17.8 < 0.001 -7.3 0.029
  5-8 13.8 13.5 10.9 -11.1 0.001 -7.2 0.002
  9-11 10.4 10.8 8.2 -11.8 < 0.001 -5.3 0.001
  12+ 6.4 6.8 4.6 -14.4 0.002 -2.0 0.425

*Walking or cycling at least 30 minutes per day to/from work.