Table 2 Assessment and levels of physical activity measures in Iranian adult and elderly population
From: Physical activity profile of the Iranian population: STEPS survey, 2016
Age categories | Total Frequency (95% CI) | Male Frequency (95% CI) | Female Frequency (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
Population with insufficient physical activity | |||
 18–24 | 51·6% (49·6–53·6) | 35·4% (32·4–38·5) | 63·4% (60·8–65·9) |
 25–34 | 55·0% (53·7–56·3) | 41·8% (39·8–43·7) | 64·7% (63·1–66·3) |
 35–44 | 56·1% (54·7–57·4) | 49·3% (47·2–51·3) | 61·4% (59·7–63·1) |
 45–54 | 54·4% (53·0–55·8) | 49·4% (47·2–51·6) | 58·2% (56·4–60·1) |
 55–64 | 54·5% (52·9–56·1) | 46·4% (44·0–48·8) | 61·3% (59·2–63·4) |
 65–74 | 62·4% (60·4–64·5) | 49·5% (46·4–52·7) | 72·7% (70·2–75·2) |
 75+ | 73·8% (71·5–76·1) | 62·6%(59·2–66) | 87·2% (84·7–89·8) |
 18–64 | 54·7% (54·0–55·3) | 45·3% (44·3–46·3) | 61·9% (61·0–62·7) |
 18–75+ | 56·3% (55·7–57·0) | 46·8% (45·9–47·7) | 63·9% (63·1–64·7) |
Population with no activity at work | |||
 18–24 | 75·1% (73·3–76·9) | 68·4% (65·4–71·4) | 79·9% (77·8–82·1) |
 25–34 | 71·8% (70·7–72·9) | 61·1% (59·2–63·1) | 79·6% (78·3–81·0) |
 35–44 | 69·6% (68·4–70·9) | 61·2% (59·2–63·2) | 76·2% (74·7–77·7) |
 45–54 | 71·8% (70·5–73·0) | 65·1% (63·0–67·2) | 76·9% (75·3–78·5) |
 55–64 | 75·0% (73·6–76·4) | 69·6% (67·4–71·7) | 79·5% (77·8–81·2) |
 65–74 | 80·1% (78·5–81·8) | 75·1% (72·4–77·7) | 84·2% (82·2–86·3) |
 75+ | 87·7%(86·0–89·4) | 82·9% (80·2–85·5) | 93·6% (91·7–95·5) |
 18–64 | 72·0% (71·0–72·0) | 64·0% (63·0–65·0) | 78·0% (77·0–78·0) |
 18–75+ | 73·7% (73·1–74·2) | 66·4% (65·5–67·3) | 79·4% (78·8–80·1) |
Population with no activity at transport | |||
 18–24 | 40·9% (38·9–42·9) | 36·6% (33·5–39·7) | 44·0% (41·4–46·6) |
 25–34 | 44·2% (43·0–45·5) | 43% (41·0–44·9) | 45·1% (43·5–46·8) |
 35–44 | 44·8% (43·5–46·2) | 46% (44·0–48·1) | 43·9% (42·1–45·7) |
 45–54 | 43·5% (42·1–44·9) | 44·5% (42·3–46·6) | 42·8% (40·9–44·6) |
 55–64 | 40% (38·5–41·6) | 36·1% (33·9–38·4) | 43·3% (41·1–45·4) |
 65–74 | 47·9% (45·8–50·0) | 56·6% (53·8–59·4) | 37·1% (34·0–40·1) |
 75+ | 62·5% (60·0–65·0) | 77·6% (74·3–80·8) | 50·0% (46·5–53·5) |
 18–64 | 43·0% (42·0–43·0) | 42·0% (41·0–43·0) | 43·0% (43·0–44·0) |
 18–75+ | 44·6% (43·9–45·2) | 42·2% (41·3–43·1) | 46·5% (45·6–47·3) |
Population with no recreational activity | |||
 18–24 | 69·9% (68·0–71·8) | 51·5% (48·3–54·7) | 83·2% (81·2–85·2) |
 25–34 | 77·4% (76·3–78·4) | 65·1% (63·3–67·0) | 86·3% (85·2–87·5) |
 35–44 | 82·4% (81·4–83·4) | 75·5% (73·7–77·2) | 87·9% (86·7–89·0) |
 45–54 | 85·8% (84·8–86·8) | 80·6% (78·9–82·3) | 89·8% (88·6–90·9) |
 55–64 | 88·7% (87·7–89·7) | 84·8% (83·1–86·5) | 92·0% (90·8–93·2) |
 65–74 | 91·4% (90·2–92·6) | 88·1% (86·0–90·2) | 94·0% (92·7–95·4) |
 75+ | 95·7% (94·6–96·7) | 93·5% (91·7–95·3) | 98·3% (97·2–99·3) |
 18–64 | 81·0% (80·0–81·0) | 72·0% (71·0–73·0) | 87·0% (87·0–88·0) |
 18–75+ | 83·0% (82·6–83·5) | 75·5% (74·7–76·3) | 88·9% (88·4–89·5) |
Population with sedentary behavior | |||
 18–24 | 38·8% (36·8–40·8) | 33·5% (30·5–36·6) | 42·6% (40·0–45·2) |
 25–34 | 33·1% (31·9–34·3) | 30·2% (28·4–32·0) | 35·2% (33·6–36·8) |
 35–44 | 30·5% (29·2–31·7) | 29·2% (27·3–31·1) | 31·5% (29·9–33·2) |
 45–54 | 32·9% (31·5–34·2) | 32·6% (30·6–34·6) | 33·1% (31·3–34·9) |
 55–64 | 36·7% (35·1–38·2) | 37·0% (34·7–39·3) | 36·4% (34·3–38·5) |
 65–74 | 43·5% (41·4–45·6) | 40·5% (37·4–43·6) | 46·0% (43·2–48·8) |
 75+ | 52·6% (50·0–55·1) | 49·1% (45·6–52·6) | 56·7% (52·9–60·5) |
 18–64 | 33·0% (33·0–34·0) | 32·0% (31·0–32·0) | 34·0% (34·0–35·0) |
 18–75+ | 35·5% (34·9–36·1) | 33·9% (33·0–34·8) | 36·8% (36·0–37·6) |
Total Calculated METs | Mean ± SE | Mean ± SE | Mean ± SE |
 18–24 | 1847·0 ± 64·8 | 2854·2 ± 123·5 | 1114·1 ± 58·8 |
 25–34 | 1767·0 ± 39·9 | 2703·4 ± 77·8 | 1079·8 ± 34·3 |
 35–44 | 1785·0 ± 42·6 | 2482·5 ± 79·9 | 1243·5 ± 41·0 |
 45–54 | 1772·7 ± 45·2 | 2357·0 ± 84·7 | 1321·9 ± 44·5 |
 55–64 | 1619·7 ± 45·0 | 2173·1 ± 79·9 | 1156·9 ± 46·0 |
 65–74 | 1292·1 ± 54·1 | 1940·9 ± 102·4 | 772·3 ± 47·6 |
 75+ | 864·0 ± 52·2 | 1288·8 ± 85·3 | 352·3 ± 44·3 |
 18–64 | 1756·5 ± 20·4 | 2500·1 ± 38·5 | 1885·6 ± 19·2 |
 18–75+ | 1669·2 ± 18·5 | 2371·5 ± 34·4 | 1114·6 ± 17·4 |
Percentage contribution of vigorous PA in total MET | Mean % ± SE | Mean % ± SE | Mean % ± SE |
 18–24 | 20.75 ± 0.91 | 33.55 ± 1.47 | 8.48 ± 0.87 |
 25–34 | 18.1 ± 0.54 | 29.13 ± 0.92 | 7.89 ± 0.50 |
 35–44 | 15.98 ± 0.55 | 25.4 ± 0.95 | 7.70 ± 0.54 |
 45–54 | 13.58 ± 0.54 | 21.14 ± 0.94 | 7.08 ± 0.55 |
 55–64 | 10.21 ± 0.51 | 15.01 ± 0.87 | 5.43 ± 0.54 |
 65–74 | 7.64 ± 0.65 | 10.67 ± 1.01 | 4.06 ± 0.72 |
 75+ | 5.57 ± 0.84 | 5.87 ± 0.95 | 4.76 ± 1.71 |
 18–64 | 15.64 ± 0.26 | 24.68 ± 0.45 | 7.33 ± 0.26 |
 18–75+ | 14.69 ± 0.24 | 25.56 ± 0.41 | 7.06 ± 0.24 |