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. 2016;17(12):5295–5302. doi: 10.22034/APJCP.2016.17.12.5295

Table 2.

Prevalence of Adherence to Physical Activity Guideline

Subpopulation 30-64 years old 65+ years old
Adherence rate (%) 95% CI Adjusted Wald-test Adherence rate (%) 95% CI Adjusted Wald-test
Overall 41.1 36.3-45.9 25.3 21.0-25.3
Sex
 Male 37.6 28.2-46.9 F (1,496)=0.81 31.6 25.0-31.6 F (1,423)=7.61
 Female 42.6 37.0-48.2 p=0.368 19.6 14.1-19.6 p=0.006
Marital status
 Married or living with partner 22.6 13.6-31.6 F (1,496)=18.07 18.5 11.1-18.5 F (1,423)=4.80
 Unmarried or divorced/separated 44.5 39.3-49.7 p<0.001 28.4 22.8-28.4 p=0.029
Education
 Less than high school 37.0 30.0-43.9 F (1,495)=2.12 21.4 16.6-21.4 F (1,422)=8.00
 High school graduate or more 44.0 37.5-50.4 p=0.146 38.2 27.8-38.2 p=0.005
Household income
 Lower 32.6 24.9-40.4 F (1,490)=8.43 21.7 17.0-21.7 F (1,414)=6.42
 Upper 47.9 41.5-54.2 p=0.004 36.4 26.4-36.4 p=0.012
Employment status
 Unemployed 38.3 31.2-45.4 F (1,496)=1.43 24.6 19.4-24.6 F (1,421)=0.21
 Employed 44.2 37.7-50.6 p=0.232 27.0 18.4-27.0 p=0.650
Cancer site
 Other than breast/colon 42.2 36.5-47.8 F (1,496)=0.74 25.6 21.0-25.6 F (1,423)=0.05
 Breast/colon 37.5 28.5-46.5 p=0.390 24.5 15.1-24.5 p=0.832
Years since cancer diagnosis
 Less than 5 years 38.3 31.3-45.3 F (1,496)=1.36 27.9 20.1-27.9 F (1,423)=0.69
 5+ years 44.1 37.4-50.8 p=0.244 23.8 18.5-23.8 p=0.406

Bold text indicates statistical significance (alpha = 0.05)