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Table 2 Prevalence (%) of physical inactivity in the European Union adults between men and women for 2002 and 2005 and differences in the prevalence for both genders between the same years

From: A retrospective analysis of policy development on compliance with World Health Organization’s physical activity recommendations between 2002 and 2005 in European Union adults: closing the gap between research and policy

 

Gender (sample)

2002

2005

2002–2005

Mean

95% CI

Z-score

p-value

Mean (%)

95% CI

Z-score

p-value

Z-score

p-value

European Union

Men (n = 14,634)

32.9%

31.9–34.0%

6.35

<  0.001

26.8%

25.8–27.8%

7.45

< 0.001

8.06

<  0.001

Women (n = 17,312)

37.7%

36.7–38.7%

32.3%

31.3–33.3%

7.48

<  0.001

Country-by-country

 Austria

Men (n = 859)

38.7%

33.9–43.6%

1.37

0.17

17.2%

13.8–20.6%

3.76

<  0.001

7.09

<  0.001

Women (n = 1085)

43.2%

39.2–47.2%

27.2%

23.3–31.1%

5.49

<  0.001

 Belgium

Men (n = 978)

38.9%

34.7–43.1

3.87

<  0.001

30.3%

26.1–34.4%

1.70

0.09

2.83

0.005

Women (n = 1048)

50.7%

46.6–54.9%

35.4%

31.2–39.6%

4.99

<  0.001

 Denmark

Men (n = 1012)

27.2%

23.3–31.1%

1.13

0.26

22.6%

19.0% - 26.1

0.28

0.78

1.71

0.09

Women (n = 984)

24.0%

20.3–27.8%

23.3%

19.5–27.1%

0.28

0.78

 Finland

Men (n = 813)

26.1%

21.9–30.3%

1.19

0.23

29.8%

25.3–34.3%

1.02

0.31

1.19

0.24

Women (n = 1146)

27.0%

23.3–30.7%

24.4%

20.9–27.8%

1.02

0.31

 France

Men (n = 922)

42.1%

37.6–46.5%

1.87

0.06

33.8%

29.4–38.2%

3.76

<  0.001

2.58

0.001

Women (n = 1072)

47.9%

43.7–52.2%

45.6%

41.4–49.8%

0.77

0.44

 Germany

Men (n = 1612)

30.2%

27.2–33.1%

0.02

0.92

17.4%

14.6–20.3%

0.71

0.48

5.84

<  0.001

Women (n = 1868)

30.2%

27.4–33.0%

16.1%

13.5–18.6%

7.11

<  0.001

 Greece

Men (n = 892)

30.6%

26.4–34.7%

2.02

0.04

16.5%

13.0–20.1%

2.28

0.02

4.9

<  0.001

Women (n = 1046)

36.7%

32.4–41.0%

22.4%

19.0–25.9%

5.08

<  0.001

 Ireland

Men (n = 885)

32.0%

27.8–36.3%

2.61

0.009

35.4%

30.9–40.0%

2.63

0.008

1.08

0.28

Women (n = 1034)

40.2%

35.8–44.5%

43.8%

39.6–48.0%

1.19

0.24

 Italy

Men (n = 851)

37.2%

32.9–41.5%

2.54

0.01

29.5%

24.8–34.1%

5.4

<  0.001

2.37

0.02

Women (n = 1112)

45.1%

40.8–49.4%

47.0%

43.0–51.0%

0.62

0.53

 Luxemburg

Men (n = 461)

25.1%

19.9–30.3%

2.94

0.003

29.9%

23.5–36.3%

0.26

0.79

1.15

0.25

Women (n = 582)

36.5%

31.1–41.9%

28.8%

23.5–34.1%

1.99

0.05

 Netherlands

Men (n = 978)

23.7%

19.9–27.4%

0.44

0.66

13.0%

10–16%

2.25

0.02

4.31

<  0.001

Women (n = 1008)

24.9%

21.1–28.6%

8.6%

6.1–11%

6.91

<  0.001

 Portugal

Men (n = 819)

36.8%

32.3–41.4%

1.38

0.17

37.2%

32.3–41.4%

2.02

0.04

0.12

0.9

Women (n = 1098)

41.2%

37.0–45.4%

43.7%

37.0–45.4%

0.84

0.4

 Spain

Men (n = 1712)

34.8%

30.4–39.2%

2.14

0.03

35.7%

31.1–40.3%

1.93

0.052

0.27

0.79

Women (n = 2084)

41.6%

37.3–46.0%

41.8%

37.7–45.9%

0.06

0.95

 Sweden

Men (n = 1027)

33.0%

28.7–37.3%

1.4

0.16

27.2%

30.9–23.5%

1.12

0.26

2.02

0.04

Women (n = 979)

37.2%

33.1–41.4%

30.3%

26.1–34.6%

2.27

0.02

 United Kingdom

Men (n = 799)

36.6%

31.5–41.8%

1.16

0.24

30.3%

26.1–34.4%

2.61

0.009

1.89

0.06

Women (n = 1166)

40.5%

36.7–44.2%

38.2%

34.0–42.4%

0.79

0.42

  1. CI Confidence intervals