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Table 2 Prevalence (%) of poor and mean physical functioning at baseline and follow-up adjusted for age and gender

From: Joint association of physical activity and body weight with subsequent physical and mental functioning: a follow-up study

 

2000-2002

2007

% Difference1

 

Poor physical functioning

95% CI

Mean functioning

95%CI

Poor physical functioning

95% CI

Mean functioning

95%CI

 

%

%

  

%

%

  

%

high activity normal-weight (n = 1551)

11

9.3-13.0

51.6

51.3-52.0

17

14.7-18.9

49.9

49.5-50.4

+5.6

moderate activity normal-weight (n = 1680)

14

12.6-16.2

50.2

49.9-50.6

19

17.3-21.3

48.8

48.4-49.3

+4.9

inactive normal-weight (n = 272)

20

15.3-24.2

49.0

48.1-50.0

27

21.6-31.6

48.2

47.1-49.3

+6.8

high activity overweight (n = 977)

17

14.9-19.7

49.0

48.5-49.5

26

23.4-28.8

47.2

46.6-47.7

+8.8

moderate activity overweight (n = 1795)

26

24.2-27.7

47.2

46.8-47.6

33

30.8-34.7

45.4

45.0-45.9

+6.7

inactive overweight (n = 445)

30

26.0-33.0

46.0

45.3-46.8

37

33.5-41.3

44.3

43.5-45.2

+7.9

total (n = 6720)

18

 

49.2

 

25

 

47.6

 

+6.4

  1. 1% difference in poor physical functioning between baseline and follow-up.