From: Patterns and correlates of physical activity: a cross-sectional study in urban Chinese women
Number of participants (%) | Median (25th, 75th percentiles) | |
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I. Adolescence (13–19 years of age) | ||
Exercise/sports | 58,071 (77.5) | |
Hours/week* | 2 (2, 5) | |
Part of a sports team/Participation in tournaments | 20,472 (27.3) | |
II. Adult | ||
Exercise/Sports (past 5 years) | 26,612 (35.5) | |
Most common exercise types† | ||
Tai Chi and other slow movement exercises | 21,107 (79.3) | |
Dancing | 3,760 (14.1) | |
Walking | 1,003 (3.8) | |
Jogging | 897 (3.4) | |
Martial arts gymnastics | 821 (3.1) | |
Exercise intensity‡ | ||
Moderate | 24,595 (92.4) | |
Vigorous | 2,017 (7.6) | |
Sweating during exercise | ||
Usually did not sweat | 11,329 (42.6) | |
Sweat most of the time | 6,618 (24.9) | |
Sweated every time | 8,656 (32.5) | |
Hours/week* | 2.1 (1.1, 4.2) | |
MET-h/week* | 9.2 (4.6, 17.5) | |
Non-exercise activities (past year) | ||
Stair climbing | 61,186 (81.6) | |
Number of flights of stairs/week* | 84 (56, 12.6) | |
Transportation§ | ||
Walking | 36,225 (94.6) | |
Hours/week* | 5.4 (2.9, 12.5) | |
Cycling | 13,711 (35.8) | |
Hours/week* | 3.4 (2.5, 5) | |
Daily activity|| | ||
Walking | 74,818 (99.8) | |
Hours/week* | 10.5 (7, 14) | |
Cycling | 6,110 (8.2) | |
Hours/week* | 3.5 (1.8, 3.5) | |
Housework | ||
Amount done by participant | ||
Less than half | 8,044 (10.7) | |
Half | 15,720 (21.0) | |
All | 51,176 (68.3) | |
Hours/week* | 14 (14, 21) | |
MET-h/week from non-exercise activities | 94.6 (70.4, 125.3) | |
MET-h/week – Total | 100.2 (74.2, 131.5) | |
III. Occupational activity (last job) | ||
Activity level | ||
Low | 32,159 (43.1) | |
Medium | 37,421 (50.2) | |
High | 5,033 (6.8) |