Table 2 |
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Prevalence*of walking behaviours, sports and exercise, and total physical activity |
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| Proportion of doers |
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| 1965 |
1975 |
1985 |
1992–1994 |
2003 |
|
| (N = 1651) |
(N = 1555) |
(N = 2923) |
(N = 7527) |
(N = 19714) |
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| Physical activity variable |
n |
n |
n |
n |
n |
| % |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
| (95% CI) |
(95% CI) |
(95% CI) |
(95% CI) |
(95% CI) |
|
|
|
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| Any walking |
39 |
57 |
443 |
1577 |
3720 |
| 2.4 |
3.7 |
15.2 |
21.0 |
18.9 |
|
| (1.6; 3.1) |
(2.7; 4.6) |
(13.9; 16.5) |
(20.0; 21.9) |
(18.3; 19.4) |
|
| Walking for exercise |
39 |
57 |
85 |
NA |
1073 |
| 2.4 |
3.7 |
2.9 |
5.4 |
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| (1.6; 3.1) |
(2.7; 4.6) |
(2.3; 3.5) |
(5.1; 5.8) |
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| Walking for transport |
NA |
NA |
105 |
1244 |
2845 |
| 3.6 |
16.5 |
14.4 |
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| (2.9; 4.3) |
(15.7; 17.4) |
(13.9; 14.9) |
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| Walking the dog |
NA |
NA |
275 |
408 |
506 |
| 9.4 |
5.4 |
2.6 |
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| (8.3; 10.5) |
(4.9; 5.9) |
(2.3; 2.8) |
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| Sports/exercise** |
97 |
188 |
501 |
1438 |
2427 |
| 5.9 |
12.1 |
17.1 |
19.1 |
12.3 |
|
| (4.7; 7.0) |
(10.5; 13.7) |
(15.8; 18.5) |
(18.2; 20.0) |
(11.9; 12.8) |
|
| Total physical activity*** |
134 |
237 |
850 |
2602 |
5540 |
| 8.1 |
15.2 |
29.1 |
34.6 |
28.1 |
|
| (6.8; 9.4) |
(13.5; 17.0) |
(27.4; 30.7) |
(33.5; 35.6) |
(27.5; 28.7) |
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NA = data not available; *Prevalence estimates age-standardized to the 2000 US. census population using age groups 18–24 years, 25–34 years, 35–44 years, 45–64 years, and 65 years or older; **walking for exercise not included, with the exception of 1992–1994 which might have contained walking for exercise; ***all walking and sports/exercise considered, no double-counting |
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Tudor-Locke et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:45 doi:10.1186/1479-5868-4-45 |
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