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.