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Physical activities/sports reported by successful losers and unsuccessful weight losers – Styles Survey, 2004 |
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| Successful |
Unsuccessful |
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| (n = 543) |
(n = 1,415) |
χ2 |
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| Activity: |
n |
% |
(se)a |
% |
(se)a |
p-value |
|
|
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| 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 |
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*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 |
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