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Urban Indigenous Australians knowledge the current National Physical Activity Guidelines (% agree with statement), including differences by gender, age, education and perceived activity level |
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| Gender |
Age category |
Education Category |
Physical activity level |
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| Total N = 194 |
Men n = 78 |
Women n = 116 |
18–44 years n = 136 |
≥ 45 years n = 105 |
<12 years n = 136 |
≥ 12 years¥ n = 105 |
More active n = 75 |
Same/less active n = 119 |
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| Physical Activity statement |
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n (%) |
n (%) |
X2 (p) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
X2 (p) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
X2 (p) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
X2 (p) |
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| a. Generally being more active good for health |
170 (88) |
68 (87) |
102 (88) |
0.10 (.75) |
116 (86) |
54 (93) |
2.26 (.32) |
54 (93) |
112 (86) |
2.45 (.29) |
64 (85) |
106 (90) |
2.19 (.33) |
| b. Brisk walk half an hour daily good for health |
179 (92) |
74 (95) |
105 (91) |
1.30 (.25) |
124 (91) |
55 (95) |
2.19 (.33) |
49 (85) |
126 (96) |
8.08 (.02) |
68 (91) |
111 (93) |
0.58 (.75) |
| c. Vigorous exercise 3 times per week for 20 mins per session is essential for health |
132 (68) |
49 (64) |
83 (72) |
1.33 (.24) |
90 (66) |
42 (74) |
1.31 (.52) |
41 (70) |
87 (66) |
2.06 (.36) |
53 (71) |
79 (67) |
0.33 (.85) |
| d. Blocks of 10 minutes of activity are OK |
127 (66) |
51 (66) |
76 (66) |
0.01 (.91) |
82 (60) |
45 (79) |
6.23 (.04) |
40 (69) |
84 (64) |
.61 (.74) |
54 (72) |
73 (62) |
2.12 (.35) |
| e. Moderate exercise can improve your health |
174 (90) |
68 (87) |
106 (91) |
0.8 (.35) |
122 (90) |
52 (90) |
.42 (.79) |
53 (91) |
117 (89) |
.86 (.65) |
67 (89) |
102 (90) |
2.20 (.33) |
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¥ HSC or equivalent | |||||||||||||
Marshall et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:22 doi:10.1186/1479-5868-5-22 |
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