Table 2 Summary of findings from STEPS surveys
From: Physical activity patterns among South-Asian adults: a systematic review
Country Year of study | Sample characteristics | Results | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Inactive (%) | Inactivity in each domain (%) | ||||||
| Â | Â | Male | Female | Urban | Rural | Total | Work | Transport | Recreation |
Bangladesh 2002 | Sample size 11,409 | NR | NR | 50.1# | 56.7# | 52# | Â | Â | Â |
(Male 5,625, Female 5,784) | |||||||||
Age 25–64 yrs | |||||||||
Urban and rural | |||||||||
In capital city - Dhaka | |||||||||
Bangladesh 2009-2010 | Sample size 9,275 | 10.5 | 41.3 | NR | NR | 27.0 | 45.7 | 44.5 | 81.9 |
(Male 4,312, Female 4,963) | |||||||||
Age > 25 yrs | |||||||||
Urban and rural | |||||||||
Bhutan 2007 | Sample size 2,484 | 49.8 | 69.6 | 58.6 | NA | 58.6 | 69.0 | 63.2 | 78.7 |
(Male 1,138, Female 1,346) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Age 25–74 yrs | |||||||||
Urban | |||||||||
In capital city - Thimpu | |||||||||
India 2003-2005 | Sample size 44,491 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
(Male 21,871, Female 22,620) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Age 15–64 yrs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |
Urban and rural | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
6 States in India | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
1. Assam | 8.3 | 10.7 | 26.1* | 1.6* | 9.5* | 28.3* | 24.6* | NR | |
2. Delhi | 25.5 | 15.5 | 26.3* | NR | 20.4* | 62.9* | 39.3* | NR | |
3. Haryana | 16.9 | 47.6 | 38.3* | 24.6* | 32.7* | 78.4* | 41.9* | NR | |
4. Kerala | 4.8 | 4.3 | 7.6* | 5.9* | 6.7* | 18.4* | 31.8* | NR | |
5. Maharashtra | 7.7 | 6.1 | 14.9* | 1.3* | 6.8* | 24.5* | 21.1* | NR | |
6. Tamil Nadu | 16.9 | 27.2 | 29.1* | 19.9* | 22.0* | 90.8* | 25.1* | NR | |
India 2007-2008 | Sample size 38,064 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
(Male 16,891, Female 21,173) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Age 24–64 yrs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |
Urban and rural | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
7 states in India | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
1. Andhra Pradesh | 55.9 | 79.7 | 77.5 | 63.8 | 67.7 | NR | NR | NR | |
2.Kerala | 64.7 | 86.2 | 70.8 | 74.5 | 75.8 | NR | NR | NR | |
3. Madhya Pradesh | 33.5 | 52.0 | 68.3 | 31.8 | 42.3 | NR | NR | NR | |
4. Maharashtra | 75.4 | 87.7 | 86.1 | 77.2 | 81.2 | NR | NR | NR | |
5. Mizoram | 60.9 | 82.4 | 79.1 | 62.5 | 71.1 | NR | NR | NR | |
6. Tamil Nadu | 57.3 | 74.2 | 79.4 | 61.6 | 65.8 | NR | NR | NR | |
7. Uttarakhand | 64.6 | 69.7 | 91.6 | 57.6 | 67.1 | NR | NR | NR | |
Maldives 2004 | Sample size 2,026 | NR | NR | NR | NA | NR | 93.2* | NR | NR |
(Male 934, Female 1,092) | |||||||||
Age 25–64 yrs | |||||||||
Urban (In Male) | |||||||||
Nepal 2003 | Sample size 2,030 | 73.6 | 90.9 | NR | NA | 82.3* | 82.3* | 27.6* | 94.5* |
(Male 1,010, Female 1,020) | |||||||||
Age 25–64 yrs | |||||||||
Urban | |||||||||
Nepal 2004-2005 | Sample size 7,792 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 51.5 | 19.1 | 86.0 |
(Male 3,674, Female 4,118) | |||||||||
Age 15–64 yrs | |||||||||
Urban and rural | |||||||||
Nepal 2007 | Sample size 4,328 | 5.2 | 5.9 | NR | NR | 5.5 | 10.6 | 19.0 | 83.2 |
(Male 1,907, Female 2,421) | |||||||||
Age 15–64 yrs | |||||||||
Urban and rural | |||||||||
15 of 75 districts | |||||||||
Sri Lanka 2003 | Sample size 3,000 | 12.1 | 19.1 | NR | NR | 15.6 | 58.3* | NR | 94.8* |
(Male 1,500, Female 1,500) | |||||||||
Age 15–74 yrs | |||||||||
Urban | |||||||||
One of nine provinces - Western | |||||||||
Sri Lanka 2006 | Sample size 11,680 | 17.9 | 31.9 | NR | NR | 25.0 | NR | NR | NR |
(Male 5,765, Female 5,915) | |||||||||
Age 24–64 yrs | |||||||||
Urban and rural | |||||||||
| Â | 5 random districts out of all 25 districts | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |