Table 3.
Proportion of Population Leisure-Time Physical Activity Volume Attributable to Specific Types of Activities, by Sex and Leisure-Time Physical Activity Level, NHANES 1999 – 2006.
| Sex | Insufficiently Active1 | Active1 |
|---|---|---|
| Activity Category | % (SE)2 | % (SE)2 |
| Men (n=6169) | ||
| Bicycling | 9.7 (0.9) | 8.5 (0.6) |
| Conditioning exercises | 6.9 (0.9) | 5.4 (0.6) |
| Dancing* | 6.3 (0.7) | 4.3 (0.4) |
| Fishing/hunting | 4.6 (0.6) | 5.7 (0.6) |
| Running | 8.1 (0.9) | 8.6 (0.5) |
| Sports* | 19.7 (1.3) | 30.5 (1.0) |
| Walking* | 34.5 (1.6) | 22.4 (0.8) |
| Water activities | 3.9 (0.6) | 4.0 (0.5) |
| Winter activities | 0.4 (0.2) | 1.0 (0.3) |
| Other activities3 | 5.9 (0.9) | 9.7 (0.9) |
| Women (n=6108) | ||
| Bicycling | 5.5 (0.5) | 6.4 (0.6) |
| Conditioning exercises* | 6.7 (0.8) | 10.5 (0.7) |
| Dancing | 14.2 (1.0) | 15.6 (0.8) |
| Fishing/hunting* | 0.5 (0.1) | 1.4 (0.3) |
| Running* | 2.8 (0.4) | 7.0 (0.5) |
| Sports* | 6.7 (0.6) | 11.8 (0.8) |
| Walking* | 54.2 (1.4) | 33.9 (1.6) |
| Water activities* | 3.5 (0.5) | 5.2 (0.5) |
| Winter activities | 0.9 (0.3) | 0.8 (0.2) |
| Other activities3 | 5.0 (0.7) | 7.4 (1.1) |
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 ; insufficiently active indicates some activity, but <150 minutes/week; and active indicates activity ≥ 150 minutes/week
Standard error.
Other activities is not a defined activity category and includes lawn and garden specific activities from 1999–2002; other activities are included because they contributes to the total leisure-time physical activity volume
Significantly different (p<0.05) between those who were insufficiently active and those who were active.