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Table 4 Participation in selected sport-related physical activity types in the previous 2 weeks

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

    

= c/a (%)

= c/b (%)

(Gamma)

 

(%)

= e-h

All participants

         

Aerobics/fitness training

3687

3087

450

12.2

14.6

−0.108

<0.001

17.5

−2.9

Running

1573

3087

319

20.3

10.3

0.227

<0.001

6.7

3.6

Weight training

488

3087

73

15.0

2.4

0.029

0.660

2.3

0.1

Walking

6718

3087

525

7.8

17.0

−0.421

<0.001

33.4

−16.4

Males

         

Aerobics/fitness training

1518

1997

245

16.1

12.3

−0.102

0.004

14.7

−2.4

Running

943

1997

197

20.9

9.9

0.076

0.081

8.6

1.3

Weight training

349

1997

62

17.8

3.1

−0.032

0.643

3.3

−0.2

Walking

2453

1997

237

9.7

11.9

−0.435

<0.001

25.5

−13.6

Females

       

0.0

 

Aerobics/fitness training

2169

1089

204

9.4

18.7

−0.040

0.317

20.0

−1.3

Running

629

1089

122

19.4

11.2

0.396

<0.001

5.2

6.0

Weight training

139

1089

12

8.6

1.1

−0.081

0.569

1.3

−0.2

Walking

4265

1089

288

6.8

26.4

−0.308

<0.001

40.4

−14.0

Aged 15–29

         

Aerobics/fitness training

1023

1354

229

22.4

16.9

−0.119

0.003

20.5

−3.6

Running

599

1354

152

25.4

11.2

−0.016

0.748

11.5

−0.3

Weight training

159

1354

30

18.9

2.2

−0.207

0.024

3.3

−1.1

Walking

614

1354

58

9.4

4.3

−0.579

<0.001

14.4

−10.1

Aged 30–49

         

Aerobics/fitness training

1425

970

108

7.6

11.1

−0.313

<0.001

19.3

−8.2

Running

725

970

128

17.7

13.2

0.226

<0.001

8.8

4.4

Weight training

205

970

32

15.6

3.3

0.131

0.218

2.6

0.7

Walking

2430

970

162

6.7

16.7

−0.427

<0.001

33.3

−16.6

Aged 50+

         

Aerobics/fitness training

1200

745

110

9.2

14.8

0.013

0.815

14.5

0.3

Running

234

745

38

16.2

5.1

0.337

0.003

2.6

2.5

Weight training

118

745

12

10.2

1.6

0.069

0.669

1.4

0.2

Walking

3541

745

297

8.4

39.9

−0.064

0.097

43.0

−3.1

Metropolitan

         

Aerobics/fitness training

2643

1923

334

12.6

17.4

−0.055

0.077

19.1

−1.7

Running

1159

1923

248

21.4

12.9

0.291

<0.001

7.5

5.4

Weight training

316

1923

58

18.3

3.0

0.178

0.030

2.1

0.9

Walking

4359

1923

302

6.9

15.7

−0.459

<0.001

33.4

−17.7

Non-metropolitan

         

Aerobics/fitness training

1044

1163

115

11.0

9.9

−0.217

<0.001

14.6

−4.7

Running

413

1163

71

17.2

6.1

0.069

0.328

5.4

0.7

Weight training

172

1163

15

8.7

1.3

−0.315

0.003

2.5

−1.2

Walking

2359

1163

223

9.5

19.2

−0.359

<0.001

33.5

−14.3