Table 3.
Urban rural differences in levels of physical activity, STEPS Survey, Punjab, India, 2014-15
| Variables | Males (N = 2381) | Females (N = 2746) | Total (N = 5127) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | Urban | Rural | Urban | Rural | |
| n = 943 | n = 1438 | n = 1088 | n = 1658 | n = 2031 | n = 3096 | |
| Physical activity | ||||||
| Light | 22.6*** (17.2–28.0) | 22.2** (16.0–28.4) | 37.5 (30.0–45.0) | 44.1 (37.3–51.0) | 29.2 (23.1–35.3) | 32.6 (26.3–38.8) |
| Moderate | 45.0 (41.3–48.7) | 43.5 (39.0–48.0) | 51.2** (44.9–57.5) | 38.7 (33.5–44.1) | 47.7 (44.0–51.5) | 41.3 (37.0–45.6) |
| Vigorous | 32.4*** (27.8–37.0) | 34.3** (28.2–40.3) | 11.3 (9.0–13.7) | 17.1 (12.0–22.2) | 23.1 (19.5–26.6) | 26.2 (21.0–31.2) |
| At least 150 min/week of moderate activity or equivalent (at least 600 MET–minute/week) | 87.7 (83.5–91.8) | 85.7** (81.0–90.4) | 80.8 (73.4–88.2) | 70.8 (64.7–77.0) | 84.7 (79.4–90.0) | 78.8 (73.6–84.0) |
| Percentage inactive in the following domains | ||||||
| Work | 24.6 (16.3–32.8) | 22.5 (15.4–29.5) | 27.4 (16.3–38.6) | 24.7 (19.2–30.2) | 25.8 (17.2–34.4) | 23.5 (17.8–29.2) |
| Transport | 18.0 (13.5–22.5) | 18.3** (13.1–23.6) | 24.1 (14.4–33.7) | 32.8 (25.1–40.6) | 20.6 (14.1–27.1) | 25.1 (18.9–31.3) |
| Recreation | 84.9*** (79.1–90.7) | 87.2** (84.1–90.2) | 94.3 (92.0–96.7) | 95.2 (93.9–96.6) | 89.0 (85.2–92.8) | 90.9 (89.0–92.8) |
| No vigorous activity | 34.7*** (27.4–42.1) | 43.5** (35.5–51.6) | 6.3** (4.1–8.5) | 19.1 (13.9–24.4) | 22.3 (17.2–27.4) | 32.2 (25.8–38.5) |
| Mean minutes spent daily towards | ||||||
| Work | 87.7 (83.5–91.8) | 85.7** (81.0–90.4) | 80.8 (73.4–88.2) | 70.8 (64.7–77.0) | 84.7 (79.4–90.0) | 78.8 (73.6–84.0) |
| Transport | 53.0*** (45.8–60.1) | 50.2** (43.3–57.2) | 36.6 (29.4–43.7) | 34.3 (27.3–41.4) | 45.8 (39.5–52.1) | 42.8 (36.4–49.2) |
| Recreation | 7.4*** (4.3–10.5) | 8.7** (6.3–11.0) | 1.7 (1.1–2.4) | 2.4 (1.2–3.7) | 5.2 (3.3–7.2) | 5.4 (4.1–6.8) |
| Sedentary activity | 237.8 (219.7–256.0) | 208 (193.1–222.8) | 232.7 (212.7–252.7) | 237.2 (216.0–258.4) | 235.6 (218.4–252.8) | 221.6 (206.1–237.2) |
Estimates are weighted for age, sex, and non-response; data in the table are presented as mean (95 % confidence interval) or % (95 % confidence interval); * p <0.05 compared to rural subjects; ** p < 0.05 compared to rural females; *** p <0.05 compared to urban females