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. 2021 Jan 9;18(2):507. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18020507

Table A1.

Comparison of physical activity with reference values from the German Health Update (GEDA).

Moderate Intensity PA
≥ 2.5 h per Week
Muscle-Strengthening Activities
≥ 2 Times a Week
2014/2015 a during COVID-19 (April 2020) 2014/2015 a during COVID-19 (April 2020)
% 95% CI % 95% CI % 95% CI % 95% CI
Women (total) 42.6 [41.3–43.9] 42.3 [38.1–46.5] 27.6 [26.7–28.6] 30.4 [26.5–34.3]
18–29 45.2 [42.3–48.2] 42.7 [33.5–52.0] 34.5 [32.1–37.0] 45.5 [36.2–54.8]
30–44 38.8 [36.7–41.0] 47.1 [39.6–54.6] 21.1 [19.5–22.9] 30.8 [23.9–37.7]
45–64 47.8 [46.0–49.6] 37.2 [29.8–44.6] 29.4 [27.9–30.9] 21.3 [15.1–27.6]
≥65 36.5 [34.0–39.1] 41.7 [31.1–52.2] 26.4 [24.4–28.4] 27.4 [17.9–36.9]
Men (total) 48.0 [46.6–49.4] 42.9 [38.5–47.2] 31.2 [30.2–32.3] 33.9 [29.8–38.1]
18–29 56.7 [53.6–59.8] 52.6 [42.6–62.5] 43.9 [41.1–46.8] 49.5 [39.5–59.4]
30–44 44.8 [42.1–47.5] 39.2 [30.6–47.8] 28.5 [26.2–30.8] 43.2 [34.5–51.9]
45–64 45.6 [43.7–47.6] 40.1 [33.1–47.1] 26.3 [24.7–27.9] 26.2 [19.9–32.5]
≥65 48.3 [45.9–50.7] 43.2 [33.2–53.1] 32.2 [30.2–34.4] 21.1 [12.9–29.3]
Total (Women and Men) 45.3 [44.2–46.4] 42.6 [39.5–45.6] 29.4 [28.6–30.2] 32.1 [29.3–35.0]

a: Data from the GEDA study [21]. A difference is interpreted as statistically significant where confidence intervals do not overlap; marked in bold. Abbreviations: CI: confidence interval, PA: physical activity.