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. 2015 Dec 30;3:90–97. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2015.12.013

Table 1.

Percentage of adults in Scotland who report no moderate and vigorous physical activity (MVPA), insufficient MVPA or sufficient MVPA to meet the MVPA guidelinesa in 2013, by age category and sex.

Average weekly minutes of MVPA Men
Women
16–24 25–34 35–45 44–54 54–65 65 + All 16–24 25–34 35–45 44–54 54–65 65 + All
0 5.3 4.7 11.1 10.1 20.6 34.1 14.9 10.0 7.5 10.7 15.0 23.8 39.2 19.2
1–149.99 (insufficiently active) 7.2 11.6 15.2 13.6 18.5 19.0 14.4 19.7 19.2 20.4 18.8 27.0 27.3 22.4
150 + (active) 87.5 83.7 73.7 76.3 60.9 46.9 70.6 70.3 73.4 68.8 66.2 49.1 33.5 58.4
Unweighted bases 204 311 339 394 353 534 2135 241 419 431 538 442 679 2750
Weighted basesb 334 370 387 437 366 446 2340 332 389 411 459 383 567 2542
a

150 min moderate activity, or 75 min of vigorous activity or equivalent combination per week.

b

Sample weights are applied to account for non-response bias and unequal selection probabilities.