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Table 2 The characteristics of the study group and the prevalence (%) of study group subjects reporting leisure time physical activities, and adherence to WHO physical activity recommendations. Leisure time physical activity survey of the Estonian population in 2015

From: Leisure time physical activity in Estonian population: adherence to physical activity recommendations and relationships with overweight

 

Men (n = 373)

Women (n = 541)

 

%

Walking %

Moderate LTPA %

Vigorous LTPA %

Adherence to WHO PA recommendations %

%

Walking %

Moderate LTPA %

Vigorous LTPA %

Adherence to WHO PA recommendations %

Age groups

          

15–24 years

18.8

78.6

50.0

65.7

45.7

13.9

66.7

38.7

40.0

24.0

25–34 years

22.8

58.8**

37.6

34.1***

27.1*

17.6

68.4

30.5

26.3

17.9

35–39 years

30.6

50.9***

35.1

29.8***

24.6**

27.9

60.3

30.5

23.8*

19.2

50–64 years

21.2

50.6***

25.3**

12.7***

15.2***

29.1

53.2**

34.8

17.7***

20.9

65–69 years

6.6

52.0*

12.0***

20.0***

12.0***

11.5

29.0***

33.9

11.3***

14.5

Education

          

Basic/primarya

11.3

45.5

27.3

12.1

18.2

7.3

27.3

33.7

10.0

13.3

Secondary/vocationala

64.2

38.3

29.8

28.7**

24.5

58.4

58.9

31.5

17.4

19.5

Higher

24.5

68.1

40.3

38.9**

23.6

34.3

64.8

37.3

28.9*

20.7

Place of residence

          

Capital

34.3

28.9

37.5

37.5

31.3

31.1

29.2

35.7

26.2

18.8

Big town, >35,000 inhabitants

15.8

28.9

40.7

40.7

33.3

18.6

37.6

36.6

20.8

27.7

Small town, 3000–30,000 inhabitants

16.9

68.3***

30.2**

28.6

23.9

19.2

34.6

28.8**

24.0

19.2

Village

33.0

42.3

28.2

20.5*

21.1

31.1

50.0***

38.7

21.3

16.7

Income

          

Low (<300 €)

14.7

49.1

27.3

16.4

21.8

18.1

44.9

18.6

11.2

18.8

Average (301–550 €)

23.9

49.4

23.6

33.7*

23.6

34.0

35.9

38.0

20.6*

19.7

High (>550 €)

35.4

38.6

45.5

37.9***

30.3

22.4

37.2

31.4

29.8***

16.5

No income/refused

26.0

36.1

35.1

36.1**

25.8

25.5

38.4

31.9

29.7**

23.2

Occupation

          

Top manager

10.2

76.3

47.4

42.1

31.6

15.0

63.0

35.8

32.1

21.0

Professional/specialist

18.2

66.2

45.6

42.6

30.9

22.5

68.9

36.0

21.3

18.9

Skilled worker

28.2

48.6***

20.0**

19.0***

15.2***

17.2

47.3*

34.4

19.4

20.4

Pupil/student

12.8

81.3

56.3

64.6*

45.8*

8.5

78.3

45.7*

54.3*

28.3

Retired

12.6

46.8

51.1

17.0*

21.3***

18.1

58.2

18.4*

8.2***

16.3

Other/Missing value

18.0

46.9***

13.4

30.0

4.5***

18.7

59.8

23.7

18.8

15.8

  1. Note: a – pupils and students were excluded due to misclassification of education level
  2. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001 compared to the reference group (age group 15–24 years, basic/primary education, capital, low income, top manager) of the respective gender
  3. PA physical activity
  4. LTPA leisure time physical activity