Table 3.
Level of physical activity by sex in Vietnam from 2005 to 2015.
| Year | Age range | Men | Women | Sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | Moderate | High | Low | Moderate | High | |||
| 2005 | 25–64 | 10.9% | 9.5% | 79.6% | 7.9% | 8.8% | 83.3% | National Adult Overweight Survey 2005 (Do et al., 2015) |
| 2005 | 25–64 | 32.7% | 16.7% | 50.6% | 40.4% | 24.2% | 35.4% | STEPS2005 – Mekong Delta region* (Pham et al., 2009) |
| 2005 | 25–64 | 46.5% | 17.9% | 35.6% | 41.2% | 28.5% | 30.3% | STEPS2005 - Ho Chi Minh City (Trinh et al., 2008) |
| 2005 | 25–64 | 10.9% | 9.5% | 79.6% | 7.9% | 8.8% | 83.3% | STEPS2005 – North Vietnam (Filabavi & Chililab) (Ahmed et al., 2009; Ng et al., 2009) |
| 2009 | ⩾25 | N/A | N/A | 13.7% | N/A | N/A | 11.5% | Survey on diabetes and its risk factors from 2008 to 2009* (Nguyen et al., 2012a) |
| 2010 | 25–64 | 26.4% | 20.8% | 52.0% | 31.1% | 27.8% | 41.1% | Vietnam STEPS 2010 (Nguyen and Hoang, 2018; Van Bui et al., 2016; Vietnam Ministry of Health, 2012; Vietnam Ministry of Health and Health Partnership Group, 2015) |
| 2015 | 18–69 | 25.6% | 15.8% | 58.6% | 38.6% | 23.6% | 37.9% | Vietnam STEPS 2015 (Nguyen and Hoang, 2018; Vietnam Ministry of Health, 2016) |
*
All results were calculated by using Global Physical Activity Questionnaire, except for the STEPS survey 2005 in Mekong Delta region and the National Survey on Diabetes and its risk factors 2008–2009 using self-reported data.