Table 4

Physical activities/sports reported by successful losers and unsuccessful weight losers – Styles Survey, 2004



Successful
Unsuccessful



(n = 543)
(n = 1,415)
χ2
Activity:
n
%
(se)a
%
(se)a
p-value

Walking
1,152
61.51
(2.65)
56.41
(1.57)
0.100
Lifting weights
229
19.01
(2.31)
10.86
(1.11)
0.002*
Biking
219
15.95
(2.35)
10.51
(0.95)
0.035
Hunting/fishing
231
15.05
(2.17)
11.54
(1.10)
0.152
Exercise class
209
13.77
(2.07)
9.35
(0.82)
0.049
Camping (overnight)
262
13.17
(1.71)
14.09
(1.26)
0.665
Swimming
240
11.93
(1.77)
12.83
(1.07)
0.664
Jogging/running
136
9.86
(1.57)
6.71
(0.79)
0.073
Hiking
143
8.07
(1.45)
8.00
(0.99)
0.968
Basketball
81
7.68
(1.91)
3.81
(0.62)
0.057
Golf
122
7.52
(1.24)
6.83
(0.83)
0.647
Bowling
126
7.34
(1.73)
7.09
(0.81)
0.895
Not specified
95
15.0
(1.79)
22.7
(1.31)
0.001
Yoga/meditation
83
5.52
(1.13)
4.07
(0.66)
0.268
Baseball/softball
79
5.43
(1.20)
3.97
(0.62)
0.278
Tennis
42
3.61
(1.04)
2.17
(0.51)
0.214
Volleyball
51
2.83
(1.01)
3.23
(0.65)
0.742
Skiing/snowboarding
38
2.21
(0.61)
2.16
(0.52)
0.951
Karate/martial artsb
18
1.65
(0.59)
0.42
(0.15)
0.045

*Significant difference between successful and unsuccessful significant (p < 0.01).

a Standard error.

b Estimates are unstable by National Center for Health Statistics standards (se [standard error]/estimate>0.3).

Kruger et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2006 3:17   doi:10.1186/1479-5868-3-17