Table 2. Estimated prevalence of European people’s physical activity in the last seven days by socio-demographic characteristics.
| Men (n = 18, 272) | Women (n = 21, 006) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of times of PA in the last seven days (≥30 min/day) (95% CI) | p | Number of times of PA in the last seven days (≥30 min/day) (95% CI) | p | |
| Agea | 0.005 | <0.001 | ||
| 18–24 | 4.81 (4.72–4.89) | 4.58 (4.50–4.67) | ||
| 25–34 | 4.86 (4.79–4.94) | 4.99 (4.92–5.06) | ||
| 35–44 | 4.92 (4.84–4.99) | 5.12 (5.05–5.19) | ||
| 45–54 | 4.98 (4.91–5.05) | 5.15 (5.08–5.21) | ||
| 55–64 | 4.98 (4.91–5.06) | 5.26 (5.19–5.32) | ||
| Education levela | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
| Primary | 4.51 (4.34–4.68) | 4.77 (4.62–4.91) | ||
| Secondary | 5.06 (5.02–5.09) | 5.17 (5.13–5.21) | ||
| Tertiary | 4.55 (4.48–4.63) | 4.85 (4.79–4.91) | ||
| Occupationa | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
| Employed | 5.02 (4.98–5.06) | 5.10 (5.06–5.14) | ||
| Unemployed | 4.80 (4.69–4.90) | 5.05 (4.95–5.15) | ||
| Students | 4.62 (4.51–4.72) | 4.44 (4.34–4.54) | ||
| Retired | 4.98 (4.84–5.12) | 5.39 (5.27–5.50) | ||
| Living placea | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
| Urban area | 4.84 (4.79–4.90) | 5.00 (4.94–5.05) | ||
| Town or small city | 4.76 (4.70–4.82) | 4.93 (4.87–4.98) | ||
| Rural areas | 5.11 (5.06–5.17) | 5.24 (5.18–5.29) | ||
| Partnership statusb | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
| Live without partner | 4.82 (4.76–4.87) | 4.83 (4.78–4.89) | ||
| Live with partner | 4.98 (4.94–5.02) | 5.18 (5.14–5.22) | ||
| Children living at homeb | 0.001 | <0.001 | ||
| No | 4.87 (4.82–4.91) | 4.90 (4.85–4.94) | ||
| Yes | 4.99 (4.94–5.04) | 5.20 (5.16–5.24) | ||
| Members of householda | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
| 1 person | 4.75 (4.65–4.85) | 4.85 (4.74–4.95) | ||
| 2 people | 4.87 (4.80–4.94) | 5.08 (5.02–5.14) | ||
| 3–4 people | 4.96 (4.92–5.01) | 5.03 (4.98–5.08) | ||
| ≥5 people | 5.00 (4.92–5.09) | 5.24 (5.17–5.32) | ||
| Citizenship statusb | 0.700 | 0.825 | ||
| National | 4.92 (4.89–4.96) | 5.06 (5.03–5.09) | ||
| Immigrant | 4.89 (4.74–5.04) | 5.05 (4.89–5.20) | ||
| Household incomea | <0.001 | 0.005 | ||
| 1st to 3rd decile | 4.87 (4.79–4.94) | 5.09 (5.02–5.16) | ||
| 4th to 7th decile | 4.98 (4.92–5.04) | 5.08 (5.03–5.14) | ||
| 8th to 10th decile | 4.79 (4.72–4.85) | 4.96 (4.89–5.02) | ||
Notes.
- PA
- physical activity
Tested by ANOVA, followed by Tukey’s HSD test.
Tested by t-test for independent samples.