Table 3.
Proportion of participants meeting physical activity and sleep guidelines, stratified by gender
All | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
IPAQ Physical activity categoryb | |||
Low PA | 252 (21) | 40 (14) | 212 (23) |
Mod PA | 427 (36) | 99 (36) | 328 (36) |
High PA | 515 (43)a | 136 (49) | 377 (41) |
Strength training category | |||
Yes (≥2d) | 155 (13)a | 38 (14) | 115 (12) |
No | 1044 (87) | 238 (86) | 806 (88) |
Meeting both components of PA guidelines | |||
Yes | 140 (12)a | 36 (13) | 102 (11) |
No | 1054 (88) | 239 (87) | 815 (89) |
Sleep categoryc | |||
Short sleeper | 520 (44)a | 96 (35) | 423 (46) |
Ideal sleeper | 616 (52)a | 164 (60) | 451 (50) |
Long sleeper | 51 (4) | 15 (5) | 36 (4) |
aTwo participants selected ‘prefer not to say’ in response to the gender question; frequencies do not add up
bLow PA = Not meeting PA guidelines; Mod = meeting PA guidelines; High = meeting PA guidelines but highly active
cShort sleepers reported less sleep than ideal, long sleepers reported more sleep than ideal