Table 4.
Age-Specific Prevalence of Participation in Specific Leisure-Time Physical Activities in the Past 30 Days and Average Time (Minutes/Week) Spent in Each Activity Among Those Reporting the Corresponding Activity, by Sex, NHANES 1999–2006
| Participation
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Minutes/week among those reporting each activity
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18–29 years
|
30–44 years
|
45–64 years
|
65+ years
|
18–29 years
|
30–44 years
|
45–64 years
|
65+ years
|
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| % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | M | 95% CI | M | 95% CI | M | 95% CI | M | 95% CI | |
| Males | ||||||||||||||||
| Bicyclinga2 | 14.8 | (13.2–16.5) | 16.2 | (14.4–18.2) | 13.1 | (11.6–14.8) | 8.9 | (7.5–10.4) | 151 | (119–182) | 118 | (90–145) | 120 | (91–149) | 114 | (93–136) |
| Conditioning exercisesa2 | 8.8 | (7.1–10.7) | 10.4 | (9.0–12.0) | 10.2 | (8.6–12.1) | 7.4 | (6.1–9.0) | 105 | (69–141) | 128 | (70–187) | 88 | (72–103) | 128 | (95–160) |
| Dancing/aerobicsa2,b2 | 15.7 | (14.2–17.5) | 8.1 | (6.9–9.3) | 7.0 | (5.9–8.3) | 4.8 | (3.6–6.4) | 149 | (122–176) | 82 | (66–97) | 82 | (69–95) | 111 | (79–143) |
| Fishing/huntinga2 | 6.8 | (5.3–8.6) | 6.2 | (5.0–7.8) | 7.0 | (5.5–8.7) | 4.4 | (3.3–5.8) | 257 | (206–308) | 239 | (193–286) | 301 | (233–369) | 271 | (192–349) |
| Lawn/gardena2,b1,c | 9.8 | (7.9–12.0) | 14.7 | (11.6–18.6) | 18.5 | (14.4–23.4) | 16.5 | (13.1–20.4) | 202 | (81–322) | 130 | (95–165) | 274 | (211–337) | 382 | (273–490) |
| Running/jogginga2 | 28.6 | (26.5–30.8) | 15.3 | (13.6–17.2) | 9.3 | (7.9–10.9) | 2.1 | (1.4–3.1) | 105 | (90–120) | 95 | (85–105) | 108 | (91–126) | 129 | (75–183) |
| Sportsa2,b2 | 47.6 | (44.6–50.6) | 31.1 | (28.6–33.7) | 19.2 | (17.1–21.4) | 11.7 | (10.1–13.5) | 267 | (243–291) | 193 | (173–212) | 231 | (198–265) | 381 | (307–455) |
| Walking/hikinga2,b2 | 27.7 | (25.4–30.1) | 30.2 | (27.7–32.8) | 37.0 | (34.2–39.8) | 32.5 | (30.4–34.7) | 245 | (191–298) | 179 | (154–204) | 199 | (173–225) | 209 | (187–232) |
| Water activitiesa1,b2 | 12.1 | (10.2–14.3) | 7.9 | (6.3–9.7) | 6.6 | (5.1–8.4) | 4.3 | (3.1–6.0) | 128 | (95–160) | 86 | (57–115) | 79 | (63–95) | 100 | (69–131) |
| Winter activities | –d | – | 0.9 | (0.5–1.5) | 1.5 | (1.0–2.3) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Females | ||||||||||||||||
| Bicyclinga2 | 11.2 | (9.6–12.9) | 11.0 | (9.2–13.0) | 10.1 | (8.6–11.8) | 4.3 | (3.3–5.7) | 82 | (66–99) | 77 | (62–92) | 91 | (74–108) | 94 | (64–124) |
| Conditioning exercisesa2 | 15.1 | (13.6–16.7) | 14.5 | (12.8–16.4) | 12.1 | (10.6–13.9) | 5.2 | (4.3–6.4) | 100 | (78–121) | 109 | (85–132) | 108 | (91–125) | 130 | (82–179) |
| Dancing/aerobicsa2,b2 | 31.6 | (29.2–34.2) | 20.3 | (18.6–22.1) | 14.5 | (13.0–16.1) | 7.1 | (5.8–8.5) | 145 | (128–163) | 107 | (93–121) | 89 | (77–102) | 137 | (108–167) |
| Fishing/huntinga1 | 1.8 | (1.1–2.9) | 0.9 | (0.6–1.4) | 1.0 | (0.6–1.6) | – | – | 173 | (81–265) | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Lawn/gardena2,c | 7.0 | (4.9–10.0) | 13.0 | (10.1–16.5) | 13.3 | (9.9–17.8) | 9.2 | (6.5–12.9) | 148 | (94–201) | 125 | (92–159) | 201 | (151–250) | 189 | (146–232) |
| Running/jogginga2 | 19.3 | (17.2–21.5) | 8.9 | (7.2–10.8) | 4.3 | (3.5–5.2) | 0.7 | (0.4–1.2) | 84 | (72–97) | 90 | (76–105) | 127 | (96–158) | - | - |
| Sportsa2,b2 | 20.8 | (18.7–23.1) | 11.8 | (10.4–13.5) | 7.9 | (6.6–9.4) | 4.5 | (3.5–5.7) | 166 | (134–198) | 100 | (84–115) | 163 | (136–190) | 254 | (191–316) |
| Walking/hikinga2 | 42.3 | (40.1–44.5) | 44.9 | (42.3–47.6) | 41.3 | (38.7–44.0) | 29.4 | (27.3–31.7) | 166 | (139–194) | 147 | (126–169) | 166 | (145–188) | 170 | (141–200) |
| Water activitiesa1 | 9.5 | (7.9–11.5) | 7.1 | (5.7–8.9) | 6.1 | (4.9–7.5) | 3.7 | (2.8–5.0) | 98 | (71–125) | 100 | (73–126) | 101 | (77–124) | 145 | (111–178) |
| Winter activitiesa1 | 1.5 | (0.8–2.6) | 1.3 | (0.9–2.1) | 0.8 | (0.5–1.4) | – | – | 96 | (61–131) | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Abbreviations: M, mean. NHANES, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; CI, confidence interval.
Significant (P < .05) linear trend in prevalence by age group.
Significant (P < .05) quadratic trend in prevalence by age group.
Significant (P < .05) linear trend in average time spent in activity by age group.
Significant (P < .05) quadratic trend in average time spent in activity by age group.
Data from NHANES 1999–2002.
A dash indicates estimate statistically unreliable for relative standard error (RSE) > 30%, and/or sample size < 30 for mean, or RSE > 30% for percentage.