Table 3 Distribution of adults (25–64 years) who achieved and did not achieve the World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations on physical activity for health in Dire Dawa city, eastern Ethiopia, 2017
Variables | All groups, n = 872 | Proportion of adults by the WHO global recommendations on physical activity for healthc | |
|---|---|---|---|
Achieved the recommended level, n = 479; % (n) | Did not achieve the recommended level, n = 393; % (n) | ||
Age | |||
 25–29 | 231 | 28.0 (134) | 24.7 (97) |
 30–34 | 326 | 38.4 (184) | 36.1 (142) |
 45–54 | 124 | 13.6 (65) | 15.0 (59) |
 55–64 | 191 | 20.0 (96) | 24.2 (95) |
Sex | |||
 Male | 285 | 38.0 (182) | 26.2 (103) |
 Female | 587 | 62.0 (297) | 73.8 (290) |
Education | |||
 No formal education | 125 | 11.9 (57) | 17.3 (68) |
 Primary education | 327 | 40.1 (192) | 34.4 (135) |
 Secondary education | 316 | 35.7 (171) | 36.9 (145) |
 College and above | 104 | 12.3 (59) | 11.5 (45) |
Marital status | |||
 Married | 582 | 65.8 (315) | 67.9 (267) |
 Not married | 173 | 21.9 (105) | 17.3 (68) |
 Divorced/widowed | 117 | 12.3 (59) | 14.8 (58) |
Occupation | |||
 Office employee | 234 | 31.1 (149) | 21.6 (85) |
 Merchant | 134 | 15.7 (75) | 15.0 (59) |
 Unemployed | 396 | 39.5 (189) | 52.7 (207) |
 Otherb | 108 | 13.8 (66) | 10.7 (42) |
Ethnicity | |||
 Oromo | 302 | 35.1 (168) | 34.0 (134) |
 Amhara | 428 | 47.4 (227) | 51.2 (201) |
 Othersa | 142 | 17.5 (84) | 14.8 (58) |
Body mass index | |||
 Underweight (< 18.5 Kg/m2) | 66 | 7.9 (38) | 7.1 (28) |
 Normal (18.5–24.99 Kg/m2) | 472 | 57.0 (273) | 50.6 (199) |
 Overweight (≥25.0 Kg/m2) | 334 | 35.1 (168) | 42.2 (166) |