The contribution of sport participation to overall health enhancing physical activity levels in Australia: a population-based study

Eime, RM; Harvey, JT; Charity, MJ; Casey, MM; van Uffelen, JGZ; Payne, WR

doi:10.1186/s12889-015-2156-9

Table 3 Participation in selected sport-related physical activity types in the previous 12 months

From: The contribution of sport participation to overall health enhancing physical activity levels in Australia: a population-based study

	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h	i
Group/ PA type	Number of participants in ‘PA type’	Number of participants in any type of club sport	Number of participants in both PA type and any type of club sport	Percentage of ‘PA type’ participants who also participate in club sport	Percentage of club sport participants who also participate in ‘PA type’	Concordance between participation in ‘PA type’ and club sport	p-value	Percentage of non-club sport participants who also participate in ‘PA type’	Difference (percentage points)
				= c/a (%)	= c/b (%)	(Gamma)		(%)	= e-h
All participants
Aerobics/fitness training	5080	4710	964	19.0	20.5	−0.112	<0.001	24.4	−3.9
Running	2291	4710	724	31.6	15.4	0.280	<0.001	9.3	6.1
Weight training	636	4710	133	20.9	2.8	−0.027	0.575	3.0	−0.2
Walking	7750	4710	1018	13.1	21.6	−0.412	<0.001	39.8	−18.2
Males
Aerobics/fitness training	1999	2948	502	25.1	17.0	−0.078	0.005	19.3	−2.3
Running	1372	2948	480	35.0	16.3	0.198	<0.001	11.5	4.8
Weight training	413	2948	99	24.0	3.4	−0.096	0.086	4.1	−0.7
Walking	2799	2948	432	15.4	14.7	−0.439	<0.001	30.6	−15.9
Females
Aerobics/fitness training	3081	1762	462	15.0	26.2	−0.060	0.038	28.6	−2.4
Running	919	1762	244	26.6	13.8	0.338	<0.001	7.3	6.5
Weight training	223	1762	34	15.2	1.9	−0.037	0.686	2.0	−0.1
Walking	4950	1762	586	11.8	33.3	−0.293	<0.001	47.7	−14.4
Aged 15–29
Aerobics/fitness training	1420	2052	456	32.1	22.2	−0.209	<0.001	30.4	−8.2
Running	834	2052	331	39.7	16.1	0.011	0.785	15.8	0.3
Weight training	204	2052	57	28.0	2.8	−0.259	<0.001	4.7	−1.9
Walking	740	2052	146	19.7	7.1	−0.501	<0.001	18.7	−11.6
Aged 30-49
Aerobics/fitness training	2055	1597	312	15.2	19.5	−0.236	<0.001	28.1	−8.6
Running	1125	1597	315	28.0	19.7	0.239	<0.001	13.1	6.6
Weight training	269	1597	54	20.1	3.4	−0.015	0.848	3.5	−0.1
Walking	2853	1597	407	14.3	25.5	−0.314	<0.001	39.6	−14.1
Aged 50+
Aerobics/fitness training	1552	1026	186	12.0	18.1	−0.022	0.599	18.8	−0.7
Running	313	1026	72	23.0	7.0	0.375	<0.001	3.3	3.7
Weight training	156	1026	22	14.1	2.1	0.072	0.554	1.8	0.3
Walking	4015	1026	448	11.2	43.7	−0.110	0.001	49.2	−5.5
Metropolitan
Aerobics/fitness training	3634	2844	653	18.0	23.0	−0.097	<0.001	26.6	−3.6
Running	1656	2844	500	30.2	17.6	0.300	<0.001	10.3	7.3
Weight training	422	2844	93	22.0	3.3	0.056	0.359	3.0	0.3
Walking	4999	2844	569	11.4	20.0	−0.445	<0.001	39.5	−19.5
Non-metropolitan
Aerobics/fitness training	1446	1866	312	21.6	16.7	−0.109	0.001	20.0	−3.3
Running	634	1866	223	35.2	11.9	0.270	<0.001	7.2	4.7
Weight training	213	1866	40	18.7	2.1	−0.182	0.023	3.0	−0.9
Walking	2751	1866	448	16.3	24.0	−0.368	<0.001	40.6	−16.6

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