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. 2014 Nov 12;9(11):e112333. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0112333

Table 2. Prevalence of “Global Physical Activity Questionnaire” categories among the 18–65 year-old sample as well as the percentage of active participants meeting WHO guidelines.

N Low active Moderate active High active Active (%)
Total sample 2239 21.7 24.6 53.3 52.8
Gender
Men 1072 20.9 23.7 54.9 53.7
Women 1167 22.4 25.3 51.8 52.1
Age (years)
18–29 504 15.0 21.9 62.9 57.0
30–45 767 23.3 25.5 50.8 51.1
46–65 968 23.9 25.2 50.3 52.1
Body Mass Index (kg•m−2
<18.5 33 23.6 33.8 41.9 40.5
18.5–24.9 1236 20.8 25.0 53.9 52.9
25.0–29.9 665 22.1 23.4 54.3 54.1
>30 302 24.6 23.5 50.6 51.6
Residential setting in inhabitants
<5.000 363 27.5 20.8 51.2 53.2
5.000–20.000 627 24.3 23.4 52.0 50.9
20.000–100.000 604 20.2 22.5 57.0 53.9
100.000–500.000 306 15.0 21.7 57.9 55.8
>500.000 338 19.5 32.0 47.3 51.3
Education level
No graduation 29 15.2 21.5 62.2 55.9
10 years 313 24.3 18.6 56.3 61.3
12 years 814 22.2 20.7 56.9 58.8
13 years 654 20.0 27.6 52.2 49.9
University degree 414 18.8 40.1 41.1 39.1
Income groups household net income/month
<1.500€ 705 16.3 23.4 60.0 61.0
1.500–2.999€ 842 22.7 22.9 54.0 53.1
>3.000€ 446 25.6 28.2 46.0 42.7

Sample stratified by gender, age, BMI, residential setting, education and income level.

Data presents the percentage.