Table 4.
Types of activities reported by NWCR entrants: 1993–2004
| 1993–2004
|
P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M (n = 887) | F (n = 2,796) | All (n = 3,683) | ||
| Walking (%)a | 82.6 | 80.9 | 81.4 | 0.257 |
| Walking (%)b | 71.0 | 72.5 | 72.1 | 0.395 |
| Walking (%)c | 48.6 | 53.4 | 52.2 | 0.013 |
| Outdoors ≥1 block | 80.5 | 77.5 | 78.2 | 0.067 |
| Outdoors ≥3 blocks | 67.0 | 67.1 | 67.1 | 0.976 |
| Outdoors ≥1 mile | 40.9 | 43.2 | 42.7 | 0.228 |
| Outdoors ≥3 miles | 12.6 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 0.890 |
| Treadmill | 11.6 | 14.5 | 13.8 | 0.033 |
| Walking | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 0.331 |
| Unspecified | 8.5 | 10.6 | 10.1 | 0.066 |
| Resistance training (%) | 31.3 | 28.5 | 29.2 | 0.105 |
| Cycling (%) | 23.7 | 16.6 | 18.3 | <0.001 |
| Aerobics (%) | 4.5 | 19.2 | 15.7 | <0.001 |
| Running (%) | 22.3 | 11.3 | 14.0 | <0.001 |
| Cardio machines (%) | 12.7 | 15.2 | 14.6 | 0.067 |
| Stairmaster/lifestep | 6.0 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 0.546 |
| Nordic track | 3.7 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 0.158 |
| Other cardio | 4.5 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 0.003 |
| Floor conditioning (%) | 9.0 | 10.6 | 10.2 | 0.189 |
| Floor exercises | 6.1 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 0.057 |
| Yoga | 1.4 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 0.001 |
| Pilates, stretching | 2.0 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 0.101 |
| Swimming (%) | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 0.924 |
Excluding weight-loss surgery, ineligible, withdrew.
a
Where walking is defined as ≥1 block outside, treadmill walking, treadmill unspecified, power walking.
b
Where walking is defined as ≥3 blocks outside, treadmill walking, treadmill unspecified, power walking.
c
Where walking is defined as ≥12 blocks (1 mile) outside, treadmill walking, treadmill unspecified, power walking.