Table 3.
Indicators of physical activity and sedentary behavior for age.
| Age | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18–29 | 30–44 | 45–59 | 60–69 | p-value | |
| Meet WHO recommendations on PA, % (95% CI) | 81.1 (76.9–85.4) |
80.7 (76.8–84.7) |
74.1 (69.1–79.2) |
73.6 (68.4–78.8) |
p = 0.013 |
| No work related PA, % (95% CI) | 51.0 (45.2–56.7) |
40.7 (35.3–46.2) |
45.7 (40.2–51.3) |
57.1 (51.2–63.0) |
p < 0.001 |
| No transport PA, % (95% CI) | 26.4 (20.8–32.0) |
32.5 (26.4–38.7) |
39.1 (33.6–44.6) |
34.7 (29.1–40.2) |
p < 0.001 |
| No recreation related PA, % (95% CI) | 80.9 (76.7–85.1) |
85.5 (81.2–89.9) |
91.6 (89.3–93.9) |
92.1 (89.4–94.9) |
p < 0.001 |
| No vigorous PA, % (95% CI) | 81.0 (76.4–85.5) |
72.6 (68.0–77.2) |
79.6 (75.6–83.6) |
88.8 (85.2–92.5) |
p < 0.001 |
| Sedentary behavior, minutes (95% CI) | 233.5 (212–255) |
209.6 (188–231) |
232.7 (213–252) |
257.2 (235–279) |
p = 0.002 |
| Sitting more than 8 h per day, % (95% CI) | 13.5 (9.6–17.4) |
11.4 (7.6–15.2) |
13.9 (10.2–17.7) |
15.9 (11.2–20.6) |
p = 0.49 |
| Average amount of PA in minutes per day, mean (95% CI) | 184 (160–208) |
249.3 (224–275) |
209.2 (186–232) |
174.6 (148–202) |
p = 0.001 |
| Average amount of PA in MET/min/week, mean (95% CI) | 5,830 (5,010–6,650) |
8,532 (7598–9465) |
7,141 (6,293–7,988) |
5,434 (4,539–6,331) |
p < 0.001 |