Table 3 Percentage of Australian adults classified as ‘high-risk’a, based on reporting insufficient moderate to vigorous-intensity physical activity (MVPA), insufficient strength training participation, and high sedentary time - overall and by sociodemographic and health-related factors
Current studyb | Population-weighted estimatesc | ‘High-risk’a | |
|---|---|---|---|
n | N | % (95 % CI)e | |
Total | 867 | 1,500,637 | 8.9 (8.1–9.6) |
Sex | |||
Male | 450 | 805,012 | 9.6 (8.5–10.7) |
Female | 417 | 695,626 | 8.1 (7.0–9.2) |
p-value | 0.04* | ||
Age | |||
18–24 years | 53 | 136,364 | 6.1 (4.1–8.2) |
25–34 years | 146 | 287,331 | 9.1 (7.6–10.7) |
35–44 years | 172 | 325,118 | 10.4 (8.7–12.0) |
45–54 years | 165 | 271,123 | 9.0 (7.2–10.9) |
55–64 years | 158 | 263,115 | 10.3 (7.9–12.7) |
65–74 years | 108 | 119,006 | 7.1 (5.3–9.0) |
≥ 75 years | 65 | 98,581 | 8.1 (5.8–10.4) |
p-value | 0.49e | ||
Education level | |||
Low (<Year 12 and no non-school qualification) | 260 | 432,408 | 10.2 (8.8–11.7) |
Medium (Year 12, diploma or certificate) | 388 | 726,351 | 8.8 (7.5–10.1) |
High (Degree or higher degree) | 210 | 322,979 | 7.6 (6.3–8.9) |
p-value | 0.01* | ||
Self-assessed health | |||
Excellent | 1532 | 291,2947 | 4.9 (3.5–6.3) |
Very good | 3299 | 612,7479 | 7.4 (6.3–8.5) |
Good | 2950 | 5,297,893 | 9.4 (7.9–11.0) |
Fair | 1155 | 1,927,885 | 14.3 (11.4–17.2) |
Poor | 443 | 684,920 | 18.8 (13.8–23.8) |
p-value | <0.001* | ||
Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | |||
Underweight (<18.5) | 121 | 280,115 | 7.2 (1.0–13.4) |
Normal (18.5–25) | 2723 | 5,228,776 | 7.1 (5.8–8.5) |
Overweight (25–30) | 2889 | 5,253,598 | 7.1 (5.70–8.50) |
Obese (≥30) | 2191 | 3,757,075 | 12.3 (10.3–14.3) |
p-value | 0.002* | ||
Smoking status | |||
Never smoked | 373 | 701,268 | 8.0 (7.0–9.1) |
Ex-smoker | 276 | 438,185 | 8.4 (7.1–9.6) |
Current smoker | 218 | 361,185 | 12.1 (10.2–14) |
p-value | <0.001* |