Table 3.

Frequency of cumulative VPA through early adulthood among US adults with ALS who responded to the National ALS Registry’s Physical Activity Survey (October 19, 2010–December 31, 2018)

Characteristic	VPA less than 3 sessions per week for both age groups 15–24 years and 25–34 years		VPA at least 3 sessions per week ages 15–24 but not 25–34 years		VPA at least 3 sessions per week ages 25–34 but not 15–24 years		VPA at least 3 sessions per week during both age groups 15–24 years and 25–34 years		p-value
	N = 2,109	%	N = 1,138	%	N = 148	%	N = 3,227	%
Gender									<0.0001
Male	946	24	680	17.2	58	1.5	2,260	70.0
Female	1,163	43.4	458	17.1	90	3.4	967	36.1
Race									0.1994
White	2,008	95.0	1,085	95.3	146	98.7	3,085	95.6
Non-White	106	5.0	54	4.7	n	n	143	4.4
Physically active job									<0.0001
No	1,670	32.3	936	2.3	120	2.3	2,438	47.2
Yes	374	29.2	184	14.4	26	2	698	54.5
BMI at Age 40									<0.0001
Below/Ideal Weight	988	36.4	461	17	84	3.1	1,180	43.5
Overweight/Obesity	1,038	28.9	599	16.7	58	1.6	1,901	52.86
Military									<0.0001
No	1,778	34	884	16.9	125	2.4	2,429	46.7
Yes	338	24.2	259	18.5	23	1.7	777	55.6
Age at ALS Diagnosis									<0.0001
≥ 60 years old	1,247	38.8	586	18.2	80	2.5	1,304	40.5
< 60 years old	862	25.3	552	16.2	68	2	1,924	56.5
Year of Birth									<0.0001
Pre-1950	1,002	41.3	442	18.2	53	2.2	927	38.2
1950 or later	1,104	26.4	695	16.6	95	2.3	2,294	54.8