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. 2015 Aug 31;71(1):234. doi: 10.4102/sajp.v71i1.234

TABLE 4.

Correlation between demographics and levels of physical activity.

Demographic Variables n Levels of physical activity Pearson correlation and p value
Low Moderate High
n % n % n %
Gender Male 18 6 5 6 5 6 5 r = −0.054
Female 91 37 34 26 25 28 26 p = 0.579
Age < 40 44 0 0 20 18.35 24 22.02 r = −0.637
≥ 40 65 44 40.37 12 11.01 9 8.26 p = 0.000
Race White 9 3 2.75 1 0.92 5 4.59
Black 89 35 32.11 27 24.77 27 24.77 r = −0.116
Indian 8 5 4.59 3 2.75 0 0 p = 0.229
Mixed race 3 1 0.92 0 0 2 1.83
Work experience ≤ 5 years 59 21 19.27 19 17.43 19 17.43 r = −0.089
> 5 years 50 23 21.1 13 11.93 14 12.84 p = 0.367

N = 109.