Table 2.
Self-reported health levels by 10-year age groups and various measures of physical activity levels over three surveys. The Tromsø Study 1994–2008
| Hard physical activity | Sedentary | Some high intensity | Moderate high intensity | Vigorous high intensity | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age group | n | SRH | n | SRH | n | SRH | n | SRH | N | p-value | |
| Tromsø 4 | 25–29 | 734 | 79.6% | 615 | 87.1% | 677 | 92.5% | 444 | 92.3% | 2470 | < 0.001 |
| 30–39 | 2052 | 79.5% | 1526 | 84.2% | 1546 | 88.6% | 712 | 89.9% | 5836 | ||
| 40–49 | 2941 | 69.0% | 1513 | 78.8% | 1462 | 83.7% | 689 | 85.2% | 6605 | ||
| 50–59 | 2433 | 54.6% | 817 | 69.6% | 737 | 75.5% | 390 | 74.9% | 4377 | ||
| 60–69 | 2144 | 43.3% | 373 | 60.3% | 345 | 64.2% | 192 | 62.5% | 3054 | ||
| 70–79 | 1733 | 38.5% | 145 | 59.3% | 140 | 60.0% | 93 | 65.6% | 2111 | ||
| ≥80 | 559 | 32.9% | 27 | 57.7% | 14 | 28.6% | 3 | 100.0% | 603 | ||
| Tromsø 5 | 30–39 | 112 | 81.1% | 176 | 86.9% | 161 | 88.2% | 82 | 86.6% | 531 | < 0.001 |
| 40–49 | 305 | 73.3% | 381 | 82.1% | 381 | 85.5% | 179 | 85.4% | 1246 | ||
| 50–59 | 317 | 51.8% | 275 | 67.5% | 214 | 68.7% | 93 | 73.9% | 899 | ||
| 60–69 | 737 | 52.4% | 579 | 66.1% | 487 | 67.4% | 219 | 77.4% | 2022 | ||
| 70–79 | 764 | 42.5% | 276 | 57.2% | 249 | 65.4% | 106 | 60.2% | 1395 | ||
| ≥80 | 109 | 40.6% | 33 | 51.6% | 22 | 54.5% | 11 | 66.7% | 175 | ||
| Tromsø 6 | 30–39 | 90 | 62.2% | 216 | 75.5% | 113 | 91.2% | 24 | 100.0% | 443 | < 0.001 |
| 40–49 | 540 | 58.1% | 1414 | 76.1% | 629 | 87.5% | 79 | 97.5% | 2662 | ||
| 50–59 | 454 | 53.6% | 1470 | 69.2% | 372 | 81.6% | 33 | 93.9% | 2329 | ||
| 60–69 | 678 | 49.8% | 2392 | 62.5% | 629 | 79.6% | 35 | 91.4% | 3734 | ||
| 70–79 | 354 | 36.0% | 920 | 57.5% | 194 | 73.4% | 4 | 100.0% | 1472 | ||
| ≥80 | 159 | 30.3% | 204 | 51.7% | 34 | 50.0% | 0 | 397 | |||
| Light physical activity | None | < 1 h/week | 1-2 h/week | ≥3 h/week | |||||||
| Age group | n | SRH | n | SRH | n | SRH | n | SRH | N | p-value | |
| Tromsø 4 | 25–29 | 218 | 79.6% | 371 | 82.5% | 826 | 86.7% | 1057 | 91.0% | 2472 | < 0.001 |
| 30–39 | 492 | 79.7% | 946 | 82.0% | 2086 | 84.2% | 2306 | 86.4% | 5830 | ||
| 40–49 | 646 | 69.8% | 1195 | 72.9% | 2488 | 76.3% | 2284 | 79.3% | 6613 | ||
| 50–59 | 551 | 50.4% | 656 | 59.2% | 1520 | 63.7% | 1670 | 66.9% | 4397 | ||
| 60–69 | 439 | 32.6% | 348 | 41.1% | 920 | 49.6% | 1382 | 55.6% | 3089 | ||
| 70–79 | 501 | 23.4% | 272 | 26.6% | 520 | 44.4% | 842 | 58.0% | 2135 | ||
| ≥80 | 242 | 21.9% | 91 | 35.2% | 123 | 36.6% | 149 | 51.4% | 605 | ||
| Tromsø 5 | 30–39 | 22 | 86.4% | 60 | 83.1% | 172 | 87.2% | 282 | 86.9% | 536 | < 0.001 |
| 40–49 | 53 | 73.6% | 179 | 77.0% | 461 | 79.9% | 573 | 82.2% | 1266 | ||
| 50–59 | 63 | 59.0% | 119 | 49.6% | 368 | 62.2% | 464 | 67.2% | 1014 | ||
| 60–69 | 175 | 39.4% | 250 | 53.7% | 792 | 58.0% | 1228 | 65.8% | 2445 | ||
| 70–79 | 228 | 33.5% | 199 | 36.3% | 526 | 51.1% | 720 | 59.1% | 1673 | ||
| ≥80 | 45 | 27.9% | 31 | 22.6% | 58 | 51.8% | 74 | 63.4% | 208 | ||
| Tromsø 6 | 30–39 | 0 | 51 | 54.9% | 25 | 68.0% | 27 | 59.3% | 103 | < 0.001 | |
| 40–49 | 7 | 42.9% | 312 | 60.6% | 191 | 68.1% | 295 | 71.5% | 805 | ||
| 50–59 | 7 | 42.9% | 304 | 53.2% | 224 | 68.5% | 380 | 62.0% | 915 | ||
| 60–69 | 23 | 69.6% | 490 | 52.9% | 417 | 58.7% | 864 | 58.5% | 1794 | ||
| 70–79 | 15 | 26.7% | 191 | 47.1% | 205 | 51.5% | 499 | 56.6% | 910 | ||
| ≥80 | 6 | 16.7% | 44 | 34.1% | 49 | 35.4% | 133 | 56.8% | 232 | ||
Note: SRH is dicotomised between poor/not so good versus good/very good. Percent in the table displays those who are at good or very good Health. A chi-square test indicates that there was a significant difference in the different SRH levels and exercise level in all surveys
Tromsø 4 hard PA: LR chi2(9) = 3503.33
Tromsø 5 hard PA: LR chi2(8) = 582.58
Tromsø 6 hard PA: LR chi2(8) = 856.39
Tromsø 4 light physical activity: LR chi2(9) = 3261.85
Tromsø 4 light physical activity: LR chi2(8) = 593.20
Tromsø 4 light physical activity: LR chi2(8) = 77.69