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Table 3 Gender specific Prevalence* of International Physical Activity Questionnaire categories among 18–65 year-olds by country; International Prevalence Study, 2002–2004

From: The International Prevalence Study on Physical Activity: results from 20 countries

Country

Weighted

Valid

n ##

Men (%)

Women (%)

  

Low active

Moderate Activity

High active

Low active

Moderate activity

High active

Argentina

1189

27.1 (24–31)

35.4 (32–39)

37.5 (34–41)

26.3 (23–30)

34.9 (31–39)

38.6 (35–42)

Australia

2642

14.3 (12–16)

20.0 (18–22)

65.8 (63–68)

20.1 (18–22)

28.5 (26–31)

51.4 (49–54)

Belgium

1922

37.3 (34–40)

25.4 (23–28)

37.2 (34–40)

48.7 (46–52)

29.4 (27–32)

21.9 (19–25)

Brazil

981

25.6 (22–29)

34.9 (31–39)

39.5(35–44)

34.3 (30–38)

52.7 (48–57)

13.0(10–16)

Canada

2626

12.3 (10–14)

23.2 (21–26)

64.4 (62–67)

15.1 (13–17)

30.1 (28–33)

54.8 (52–58)

China

1593

7.4 (6–9)

33.4 (30–37)

59.1 (56–63)

6.4 (5–8)

37.4 (34–41)

56.2 (53–60)

Colombia

2974

16.5 (15–18)

23.7 (22–26)

59.7 (57–62)

23.1 (21–25)

31.2 (29–34)

45.7 (43–48)

Czech Rep

7468

9.8 (9–11)

22.1 (21–23)

68.2 (67–70)

10.0 (9–11)

32.2 (31–34)

57.7 (56–59)

Hong Kong

4657

13.8 (12–15)

46.5 (44–48)

39.8 (38–42)

16.8 (15–18)

54.6 (53–57)

28.6 (27–30)

India

1004

22.5 (19–26)

37.8 (34–42)

39.8 (36–44)

24.3 (21–28)

39.6 (35–44)

36.1 (32–40)

Japan

4618

41.1 (39–43)

33.1 (31–35)

25.8 (24–28)

45.6 (44–48)

37.8 (36–40)

16.7 (15–18)

Lithuania

2210

15.9 (14–18)

28.3 (26–31)

55.7 (53–59)

14.0 (12–16)

37.5 (35–40)

48.4 (45–51)

New Zealand

1449

8.0 (6–10)

18.0 (15–21)

74.0 (71–77)

16.5 (14–19)

31.3 (28–35)

52.2 (49–56)

Norway

1625

25.1 (22–28)

29.2 (26–32)

45.8 (42–49)

27.2 (24–30)

38.1 (35–41)

34.7 (31–38)

Portugal

1435

28.9 (26–32)

27.0 (24–30)

44.1 (40–48)

23.4 (20–27)

30.1 (27–33)

46.4 (43–50)

Saudi Arabia

974

42.8 (38–47)

36.8 (33–41)

20.2 (17–24)

37.3 (33–42)

30.7 (27–35)

32.2 (28–36)

Spain

1541

24.3 (21–27)

29.8 (27–33)

45.9 (42–49)

24.1 (21–27)

42.7 (39–46)

33.3 (30–37)

Sweden

1254

25.6 (22–29)

31.8 (28–35)

42.5 (39–46)

22.2 (19–25)

42.7 (39–47)

34.9 (31–39)

Taiwan

4773

41.3 (39–43)

28.2 (26–30)

30.5 (29–32)

43.3 (41–45)

37.6 (36–40)

19.1 (18–21)

USA

4587

13.6 (12–15)

19.2 (18–21)

67.2 (65–69)

18.2 (17–20)

25.0 (23–27)

56.7 (55–59)

  1. * Age and gender standardised to the world population 2002 [US Census Bureau 2002 [16]; Doll 1966, [17].
  2. † Australia: Age 18–64 only; Hong Kong: Age 20–64 only; Japan: Age 18–39 only; Portugal: Age 40–65 only
  3. ## note that sample sizes differ from Table 1 due to minimal missing data on some physical activity questions