Table 2.
Proportion of Population Leisure-Time Physical Activity Volume Attributable1 to Specific Types of Activities, Overall and by Sex, NHANES 1999 – 2006.
| Activity Category | Total (n=12277) |
Men (n=6169) |
Women (n=6108) |
|---|---|---|---|
| % (SE)2 | % (SE)2 | % (SE)2 | |
| Bicycling3 | 7.7 (0.4) | 8.6 (0.5) | 6.4 (0.5) |
| Conditioning exercises3 | 7.3 (0.5) | 5.4 (0.6) | 10.2 (0.7) |
| Dancing3 | 8.9 (0.4) | 4.4 (0.3) | 15.5 (0.8) |
| Fishing/hunting3 | 3.9 (0.4) | 5.6 (0.6) | 1.3 (0.3) |
| Running3 | 7.8 (0.4) | 8.5 (0.5) | 6.6 (0.5) |
| Sports3 | 22.4 (0.7) | 30.0 (1.0) | 11.4 (0.7) |
| Walking3 | 28.1 (0.8) | 23.0 (0.8) | 35.5 (1.4) |
| Water activities3 | 4.4 (0.4) | 4.0 (0.5) | 5.1 (0.5) |
| Winter activities | 0.9 (0.2) | 1.0 (0.3) | 0.8 (0.2) |
| Other activities4 | 8.6 (0.8) | 9.5 (0.8) | 7.2 (1.0 |
The proportion of total volume (moderate-equivalent minutes) attributable to specific activities is defined as the population ratio of time spent in the specific activity divided by the time spent in all activities; inactive group (n=9408) is excluded from the table as it has no activities to report and contributes no minutes to the numerator or denominator; Inactive indicates no reported leisure-time physical activity of at least 10 minutes in past 30 days
Standard error.
Significantly different (p<0.05) between men and women.
Other activities is not a defined activity category; estimates are only shown as is included because it contributes to the total leisure-time physical activity volume; differences between men and women were not examined