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)