Table 2.
Prevalence of physical activity levels among Chinese adults by selected demographic characteristics in 2015.
| Inactivity |
Low activity |
Moderate activity |
Vigorous activity |
p | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Prevalence (% (95%CI)) | n | Prevalence (% (95%CI)) | n | Prevalence (% (95%CI)) | n | Prevalence (% (95%CI)) | ||
| Total | 29158 | 34.52 (32.69–36.35) | 18065 | 22.22 (21.37–23.37) | 13693 | 15.98 (15.38–16.58) | 25604 | 27.28 (26.02–28.53) | <0.01 |
| Sex | |||||||||
| Male | 15479 | 36.01 (34.14–37.89) | 9204 | 22.67 (21.79–23.55) | 6443 | 15.35 (14.65–16.74) | 11752 | 25.97 (24.71–27.23) | |
| Female | 13679 | 32.47 (30.48–34.47) | 8861 | 21.60 (20.54–22.67) | 7250 | 16.85 (16.09–17.61) | 13852 | 29.07 (27.60–32.54) | |
| Age (years) | <0.01 | ||||||||
| 18–24 | 737 | 35.38 (32.04–38.72) | 447 | 23.81 (20.33–27.29) | 319 | 15.46 (13.30–17.62) | 561 | 25.35 (21.96–28.74) | |
| 25–34 | 2868 | 35.04 (32.48–37.61) | 2010 | 24.40 (23.11–25.68) | 1240 | 17.09 (15.84–18.33) | 1892 | 23.48 (21.62–25.34) | |
| 35–44 | 5106 | 35.70 (33.24–38.16) | 3338 | 23.18 (21.85–24.51) | 2297 | 16.37 (15.12–17.62) | 3612 | 24.75 (23.16–26.34) | |
| 45–54 | 10262 | 34.61 (32.71–36.51) | 6283 | 22.04 (21.16–22.92) | 4581 | 15.28 (14.43–16.13) | 8361 | 28.07 (26.39–29.75) | |
| 55–64 | 10185 | 32.22 (30.41–34.02) | 5987 | 18.83 (17.82–19.84) | 5256 | 15.72 (15.05–16.38) | 11178 | 33.24 (31.76–34.71) | |
| Education | <0.01 | ||||||||
| Less than primary school | 8091 | 39.76 (37.58–41.95) | 4125 | 19.33 (17.98–21.69) | 3226 | 13.78 (13.00–14.56) | 6429 | 27.12 (25.51–28.73) | |
| Primary school | 6246 | 39.25 (36.54–41.96) | 3582 | 22.02 (20.67–23.37) | 2416 | 13.78 (12.84–14.72) | 4601 | 24.95 (23.27–26.62) | |
| Junior high school | 10079 | 38.06 (36.06–40.16) | 6291 | 23.27 (22.15–24.38) | 4489 | 14.59 (13.79–15.39) | 8141 | 24.08 (22.63–25.53) | |
| Senior high school | 3436 | 27.86 (25.64–34.07) | 2621 | 21.56 (20.18–22.95) | 2309 | 19.06 (17.73–28.38) | 4275 | 31.52 (29.67–33.38) | |
| College or higher | 1306 | 21.81 (19.66–23.96) | 1446 | 24.06 (22.18–25.93) | 1253 | 20.98 (19.36–22.62) | 2158 | 33.16 (30.33–35.98) | |
| Location | <0.01 | ||||||||
| Urban | 9711 | 28.22 (26.24–36.20) | 7371 | 22.35 (21.28–23.43) | 6314 | 18.21 (17.33–19.28) | 12370 | 31.22 (29.63–32.84) | |
| Rural | 19447 | 41.38 (38.97–43.78) | 10694 | 22.07 (20.87–23.28) | 7379 | 13.56 (12.96–14.17) | 13234 | 22.99 (21.60–24.37) | |
| Region | <0.01 | ||||||||
| Eastern | 11484 | 35.05 (32.39–37.77) | 6856 | 21.98 (20.79–23.16) | 5207 | 15.76 (14.82–16.71) | 9578 | 27.21 (25.21–29.28) | |
| Middle | 8668 | 36.49 (32.50–45.48) | 5576 | 23.38 (21.53–25.24) | 4114 | 16.25 (15.11–17.41) | 6656 | 23.87 (21.68–26.65) | |
| Western | 9006 | 31.12 (28.78–33.47) | 5633 | 21.16 (19.75–22.57) | 4372 | 16.01 (15.00–17.33) | 9370 | 31.71 (29.83–33.59) | |
| LTSB-lifestyle | <0.01 | ||||||||
| No | 21309 | 36.42(34.45–38.39) | 12740 | 22.08(21.08–23.27) | 9699 | 15.14(14.44–15.84) | 18086 | 26.36(25.07–27.66) | |
| Yes | 7849 | 31.49 (29.61–33.36) | 5325 | 22.45 (21.40–23.49) | 3994 | 17.33 (16.19–18.47) | 7518 | 28.74 (27.11–39.35) | |
CMRF, cardiometabolic risk factor (hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, or obesity); LTSB-lifestyle, leisure-time sedentary behavior ≥4 h/day; Physical activity levels: inactivity, 0 kJ/kg/day; low activity, 0–5 kJ/kg/day; moderate activity, 6–11 kJ/kg/day, vigorous activity, ≥ 12 kJ/kg/day; 95%CI, 95% confidence interval; LTSB-lifestyle, leisure-time sedentary behavior ≥4 h/day.