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. 2018 Nov 8;15(11):2499. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15112499

Table 1.

Prevalence of meeting moderate to vigorous-intensity physical activity (MVPA) guidelines, muscle-strengthening (MS) activity guidelines b, combined MVPA–MS activity guidelines c, and engaging in excessive TV viewing d by sociodemographic factors.

Met MVPA Guidelines a Met Muscle-Strengthening Activity Guidelines b Met Both MVPA and Muscle-Strengthening Activity Guidelines c Excessive TV Viewing d
n % n % n % n %
Total 848 (79.4%) 271 (25.4%) 240 (22.5%) 567 (53.1%)
Sex
Male 424 (50.0%) 145 (53.5%) 129 (53.8%) 266 (46.9%)
Female 424 (50.0%) 126 (46.5%) 111 (46.2%) 301 (53.1%)
p-value 0.631 0.233 0.235 0.016 *
Age
65–74 years 554 (65.3%) 186 (68.6%) 164 (68.3%) 360 (63.5%)
75–84 years 253 (29.8%) 77 (28.4%) 68 (28.3%) 178 (31.4%)
85+ years 41 (4.8%) 8 (3.0%) 8 (3.3%) 29 (5.1%)
p-value 0.007 * 0.034 * 0.103 0.218
Education level
High 264 (31.1%) 104 (38.4%) 94 (39.2%) 161 (28.4%)
Low 584 (68.9%) 167 (61.6%) 146 (60.8%) 406 (71.6%)
p-value 0.132 0.001 * <0.001 * 0.208
Marital status
Married 648 (76.4%) 214 (79.0%) 192 (80.0%) 416 (73.4%)
Unmarried 200 (23.6%) 57 (21.0%) 48 (20.0%) 151 (26.6%)
p-value 0.319 0.153 0.081 0.053
Living status
Living with others 729 (86.0%) 233 (86.0%) 205 (85.4%) 472 (83.2%)
Living alone 119 (14.0%) 38 (14.0%) 35 (14.6%) 95 (16.8%)
p-value 0.846 0.949 0.822 0.009 *
Occupational status
Full-time job 89 (10.5%) 20 (7.4%) 13 (5.4%) 45 (7.9%)
Not full-time job 759 (89.5%) 251 (92.6%) 227 (94.6%) 522 (92.1%)
p-value 0.540 0.075 * 0.005 * 0.009 *

a Prevalence of respondents who reported engaging in at least 150 min of moderate-intensity physical activity per week or 75 min of vigorous-intensity physical activity per week, or an equivalent combination of both. b Prevalence of respondents who reported participating in muscle-strengthening physical activity at least two times per week. c Meeting both the MVPA and strength-training guidelines. d To be classified as ‘Excessive TV Viewing’, respondents had to report more than 2 h per day spent in TV viewing; * p < 0.05.