Table 2.
Participation and change in sport and exercise participation over 20 years of follow up, n = 3384 men
| Change between baseline and 20-year follow up | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport/exercise type | Baseline | 12 year | 16 year | 20 year | Participating at both | Adopters | Drop outs | Not participating at both |
| % (n) | ||||||||
| Golf | 11.4 (387) | 11.8 (400) | 11.7 (397) | 11.7 (396) | 6.9 (234) | 4.8 (162) | 4.5 (153) | 83.8 (2835) |
| Bowling | 2.2 (74) | 8.4 (285) | 9.5 (322) | 9.5 (321) | 1.5 (51) | 8.0 (270) | 0.7 (23) | 89.8 (3040) |
| Dancing | 1.2 (42) | 1.7 (59) | 2.0 (68) | 5.1 (172) | 0.6 (20) | 4.5 (152) | 0.7 (22) | 94.3 (3190) |
| Racquet sports | 9.3 (314) | 3.6 (123) | 2.2 (74) | 2.2 (73) | 1.4 (48) | 0.7 (25) | 7.9 (266) | 90.0 (3045) |
| Swimming | 6.9 (235) | 9.6 (324) | 9.0 (305) | 9.2 (312) | 1.8 (62) | 7.4 (250) | 5.1 (173) | 85.7 (2899) |
| Cycling (any purpose) | 7.3 (246) | 8.9 (300) | 8.2 (276) | 6.1 (206) | 1.4 (46) | 4.7 (160) | 5.9 (200) | 88.0 (2978) |
| Surface water sports | 2.1 (71) | 1.0 (32) | 0.7 (25) | 0.4 (15) | 0.2 (6) | 0.3 (9) | 1.9 (65) | 97.6 (3304) |
| Aerobics/fitness training | 0.2 (5) | 0.7 (24) | 0.8 (27) | 1.5 (52) | 0.0 (1) | 1.5 (51) | 0.1 (4) | 98.4 (3328) |
| Gym/muscle strengthening | 1.1 (38) | 1.6 (55) | 2.2 (75) | 1.9 (65) | 0.1 (4) | 1.8 (61) | 1.0 (34) | 97.1 (3285) |
| Football | 0.7 (25) | 0.1 (4) | 0.2 (6) | 0.1 (2) | – | 0.1 (2) | 0.7 (25) | 99.2 (3357) |
| Rugby | 0.2 (6) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | – | – | 0.2 (6) | 99.8 (3378) |
| Running/jogging | 2.3 (77) | 1.2 (42) | 1.0 (35) | 1.1 (36) | 0.4 (14) | 0.7 (22) | 1.9 (63) | 97.1 (3285) |
| Cricket | 1.6 (54) | 0.3 (9) | 0.2 (6) | 0.1 (4) | 0.1 (3) | 0.0 (1) | 1.5 (51) | 98.4 (3329) |
| Walking/hiking | 1.4 (47) | 6.5 (219) | 7.4 (251) | 8.0 (272) | 0.6 (19) | 7.5 (253) | 0.8 (28) | 91.1 (3084) |
| Other | 3.3 (113) | 2.2 (74) | 1.9 (65) | 1.7 (58) | 0.4 (12) | 1.4 (46) | 3.0 (101) | 95.3 (3225) |