Table 3. Adjusted prevalence ratioa and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) for meeting the muscle-strengthening exerciseb guideline (≥2 days/week) by Country.
| Sufficient muscle-strengthening exercise b (≥2 days/week) | |
|---|---|
| Countries (reference: Iceland) | Adjusted Prevalence Ratioa (95%CI) |
| Sweden | 0.78 (0.74–0.81) |
| Denmark | 0.66 (0.63–0.70) |
| Finland | 0.63 (0.60–0.66) |
| Austria | 0.63 (0.60–0.65) |
| Germany | 0.59 (0.57–0.61) |
| Slovenia | 0.61 (0.58–0.64) |
| Luxembourg | 0.50 (0.47–0.54) |
| Ireland | 0.34 (0.32–0.35) |
| Norway | 0.44 (0.42–0.47) |
| United Kingdom | 0.35 (0.34–0.37) |
| Hungary | 0.32 (0.30–0.34) |
| Latvia | 0.30 (0.29–0.32) |
| France | 0.25 (0.24–0.26) |
| Czechia | 0.20 (0.19–0.22) |
| Slovakia | 0.23 (0.21–0.24) |
| Spain | 0.21 (0.20–0.22) |
| Italy | 0.22 (0.21–0.23) |
| Lithuania | 0.19 (0.18–0.20) |
| Estonia | 0.21 (0.20–0.22) |
| Greece | 0.17 (0.16–0.18) |
| Portugal | 0.16 (0.16–0.17) |
| Bulgaria | 0.13 (0.12–0.13) |
| Cyprus | 0.12 (0.11–0.14) |
| Croatia | 0.14 (0.13–0.15) |
| Malta | 0.11 (0.10–0.13) |
| Poland | 0.08 (0.07–0.08) |
| Romania | 0.01 (0.01–0.02) |
a Prevalence ratio calculated using Poisson regression with a robust error variance and adjusted for sex, age, education, income, occupational status, physical effort during working tasks, degree of urbanisation, self-rated health, limitation due to health problems ≥6 months, aerobic MVPA, Body Mass Index and mode of survey administration.
b Muscle-strengthening exercise defined as physical activities specifically designed to strengthen muscles, such as doing resistance training or strength exercises (using weights, elastic band, own body weight, etc.) or push-ups (press-ups)/knee bends (squats).