Current studye | Population-weighted estimatesf | Met MVPA guidelinea (n = 9285) | Met strength training guidelineb (n = 9434) | Met both MVPA and strength guidelinesc (n = 9284) | ‘Low-sedentary’d (<480 min/day) (n = 9435) | |
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n | N | % (95 % CI)g | % (95 % CI)g | % (95 % CI)g | % (95 % CI)g | |
Total | 9435 | 17,042,208 | 52.6 (51.2–54.0) | 18.6 (17.5–19.7) | 15.0 (13.9–16.1) | 78.9 (77.9–80.0) |
Sex | n (%)g | n (%)g | ||||
Male | 4329 (45.9) | 8,406,261 (49.3) | 55.0 (52.8–57.3) | 20.7 (19.2–22.2) | 16.9 (15.4–18.4) | 75.0 (73.2–76.8) |
Female | 5106 (54.1) | 8,635,947 (50.7) | 50.2 (48.2–52.2) | 16.6 (14.9–18.1) | 13.1 (11.6–14.7) | 82.8 (81.5–84.0) |
p-value | 0.002* | <0.001* | <0.001* | <0.001* | ||
Age | ||||||
18–24 years | 780 (8.3) | 2,233,305 (13.1) | 62.2 (57.2–67.1) | 29.2 (25.2–33.2) | 25.3 (21.3–29.3) | 80.9 (77.2–84.6) |
25–34 years | 1617 (17.1) | 3,152,930 (18.5) | 58.7 (54.7–62.6) | 23.3 (19.9–26.6) | 19.0 (15.6–22.3) | 73.4 (70.7–76.1) |
35–44 years | 1843 (19.5) | 3,147,104 (18.5) | 53.4 (50.3–56.6) | 18.5 (16.4–20.5) | 15.3 (13.4–17.3) | 76.8 (74.7–78.8) |
45–54 years | 1660 (17.6) | 3,023,041 (17.7) | 52.9 (49.3–56.4) | 17.7 (14.9–20.5) | 14.3 (11.8–16.8) | 76.7 (73.9–79.5) |
55–64 years | 1432 (15.2) | 2,565,640 (15.1) | 48.7 (44.8–52.6) | 14.2 (12.1–16.4) | 11.1 (8.8–13.4) | 78.7 (75.6–81.7) |
65–74 years | 1255 (13.3) | 1,680,712 (9.9) | 46.5 (42.4–50.7) | 12.4 (10.2–14.6) | 8.3 (6.3–10.4) | 87.7 (85.2–90.1) |
≥ 75 years | 848 (9.0) | 1,239,476 (7.3) | 33.3 (29.4–37.1) | 7.6 (5.4–9.7) | 4.1 (2.3–5.8) | 89.2 (86.4–92.0) |
p-value | <0.001* | <0.001* | <0.001* | <0.001* | ||
Education level | ||||||
Low (<Year 12 or no non-school qualification) | 2579 (27.8) | 4,252,855 (25.3) | 40.2 (37.6–42.8) | 11.5 (9.9–13.1) | 8.5 (6.9–10.2) | 84.0 (82.2–85.9) |
Medium (Year 12, diploma or certificate) | 4327 (46.5) | 8,293,573 (49.4) | 52.0 (50.0–54.0) | 19.6 (17.8–21.3) | 15.4 (13.8–17) | 80.4 (78.6–82.1) |
High (Degree or higher degree) | 2385(25.7) | 4,246,623 (25.3) | 66.1 (64–68.1) | 23.6 (21.2–26.0) | 20.5 (18.2–22.8) | 71.0 (68.8–73.3) |
p-value | <0.001* | <0.001* | <0.001* | <0.001* | ||
Self-rated health | ||||||
Excellent | 1537 (16.3) | 2,919,514 (17.1) | 67.9 (65.4–70.4) | 29.7 (26.1–33.3) | 26.1 (22.5–29.7) | 79.5 (76.5–82.4) |
Very good | 3223 (35.2) | 6,172,432 (36.2) | 57.4 (55.1–59.7) | 21.5 (19.3–23.7) | 17.9 (15.8–19.9) | 79.8 (78.0–81.5) |
Good | 2965 (31.4) | 5,316,252 (31.2) | 47.9 (45.2–50.6) | 14.1 (12.4–15.8) | 10.4 (8.7–12) | 78.8 (76.6–81.1) |
Fair | 1163 (12.3) | 1,942,921 (11.4) | 35.1 (30.3–39.9) | 8.7 (6.4–11.1) | 5.4 (3.6–7.1) | 77.2 (73.9–80.5) |
Poor | 477 (4.7) | 691,090 (4.1) | 30.5 (24.1–36.9) | 8.4 (4.5–12.3) | 5.2 (2.1–8.3) | 75.0 (67.8–82.2) |
p-value | <0.001* | <0.001* | <0.001* | 0.120 | ||
Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | ||||||
Underweight (<18.5) | 121 (1.5) | 280,115 (1.9) | 54.4 (42.5–66.3) | 12.6 (5.30–20.0) | 8.6 (2.0–15.1) | 84.6 (76.6–92.5) |
Normal (18.5–25) | 2735 (34.3) | 5,262,928 (36.1) | 59.4 (57.0–61.8) | 24.2 (21.5–26.9) | 20.5 (18.1–22.9) | 80.3 (78.2–82.3) |
Overweight (25–30) | 2898 (36.4) | 5,266,721 (36.1) | 56.1 (53.6–58.6) | 20.3 (18.2–22.4) | 15.8 (13.8–17.9) | 79.0 (77.1–80.9) |
Obese (≥30) | 2203 (27.7) | 3,776,994 (25.9) | 45.0 (42.4–47.6) | 12.4 (10.7–14) | 9.7 (8.2–11.3) | 76.7 (74.2–79.1) |
p-value | <0.001* | <0.001* | <0.001* | 0.020* | ||
Smoking status | ||||||
Never smoked | 4573 (48.5) | 8,776,577 (51.5) | 53.7 (51.8–55.6) | 19.0 (17.4–20.5) | 15.5 (14.1–16.9) | 79.5 (77.9–81.2) |
Ex-smoker | 3077 (32.6) | 5,263,643 (30.9) | 55.1 (53.1–57.0) | 21.0 (19.0–23.0) | 16.9 (15.1–18.8) | 78.8 (76.8–80.9) |
Current smoker | 1785 (18.9) | 3,001,988 (17.6) | 45.0 (41.8–48.3) | 13.4 (11.3–15.6) | 10.1 (8.2–12.0) | 77.4 (74.8–80.0) |
p-value | <0.001* | 0.003* | 0.004* | 0.140 |