Physical inactivity, gender and culture in Arab countries: a systematic assessment of the literature

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Table 2 Prevalence of physical inactivity among adults based on data from WHO-STEPS surveys

Country^a	Year of study	Age range	Sample size	Prevalence of Physical inactivity
National samples
Comoros	2011	25-64	5556	20.1
Egypt	2011-2012	15-64	5300	32.1
Jordan	2007	18+	3654	5.2
Iraq	2015	18+	4120	47.0
Kuwait	2014	18-69	4391	62.6
Libya	2009	25-64	3590	43.9
Lebanon	2008	25-64	1982	45.8
Palestine	2010-2011	15-64	6957	46.5
Qatar	2012	18-64	2496	45.9
Saudi Arabia	2005	25-64	3547	67.6
Subnational samples
Algeria	2003	25-64	4102	40.7
Mauritania	2006	25-64	1971^b	51.3
Sudan	2005-2006	25-64	1573	86.8

^aFor Bahrain and Oman, surveys were available but no total physical inactivity prevalence could be retrieved; specific prevalence of work, transportation, and leisure time were 71.9%, 63.9%, and 57.1%., respectively for Bahrain and 6.4%, 30.1%, and 53.8% for Oman
^bSample size was calculated for age group (25-64) from numbers provided in the report

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