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Table 2 Self-reported health levels by 10-year age groups and various measures of physical activity levels over three surveys. The Tromsø Study 1994–2008

From: A prospective study on the effect of self-reported health and leisure time physical activity on mortality among an ageing population: results from the Tromsø study

Hard physical activity

Sedentary

Some high intensity

Moderate high intensity

Vigorous high intensity

  
 

Age group

n

SRH

n

SRH

n

SRH

n

SRH

N

p-value

Tromsø 4

25–29

734

79.6%

615

87.1%

677

92.5%

444

92.3%

2470

< 0.001

30–39

2052

79.5%

1526

84.2%

1546

88.6%

712

89.9%

5836

40–49

2941

69.0%

1513

78.8%

1462

83.7%

689

85.2%

6605

50–59

2433

54.6%

817

69.6%

737

75.5%

390

74.9%

4377

60–69

2144

43.3%

373

60.3%

345

64.2%

192

62.5%

3054

70–79

1733

38.5%

145

59.3%

140

60.0%

93

65.6%

2111

≥80

559

32.9%

27

57.7%

14

28.6%

3

100.0%

603

Tromsø 5

30–39

112

81.1%

176

86.9%

161

88.2%

82

86.6%

531

< 0.001

40–49

305

73.3%

381

82.1%

381

85.5%

179

85.4%

1246

50–59

317

51.8%

275

67.5%

214

68.7%

93

73.9%

899

60–69

737

52.4%

579

66.1%

487

67.4%

219

77.4%

2022

70–79

764

42.5%

276

57.2%

249

65.4%

106

60.2%

1395

≥80

109

40.6%

33

51.6%

22

54.5%

11

66.7%

175

Tromsø 6

30–39

90

62.2%

216

75.5%

113

91.2%

24

100.0%

443

< 0.001

40–49

540

58.1%

1414

76.1%

629

87.5%

79

97.5%

2662

50–59

454

53.6%

1470

69.2%

372

81.6%

33

93.9%

2329

60–69

678

49.8%

2392

62.5%

629

79.6%

35

91.4%

3734

70–79

354

36.0%

920

57.5%

194

73.4%

4

100.0%

1472

≥80

159

30.3%

204

51.7%

34

50.0%

0

 

397

Light physical activity

None

< 1 h/week

1-2 h/week

≥3 h/week

  
 

Age group

n

SRH

n

SRH

n

SRH

n

SRH

N

p-value

Tromsø 4

25–29

218

79.6%

371

82.5%

826

86.7%

1057

91.0%

2472

< 0.001

30–39

492

79.7%

946

82.0%

2086

84.2%

2306

86.4%

5830

40–49

646

69.8%

1195

72.9%

2488

76.3%

2284

79.3%

6613

50–59

551

50.4%

656

59.2%

1520

63.7%

1670

66.9%

4397

60–69

439

32.6%

348

41.1%

920

49.6%

1382

55.6%

3089

70–79

501

23.4%

272

26.6%

520

44.4%

842

58.0%

2135

≥80

242

21.9%

91

35.2%

123

36.6%

149

51.4%

605

Tromsø 5

30–39

22

86.4%

60

83.1%

172

87.2%

282

86.9%

536

< 0.001

40–49

53

73.6%

179

77.0%

461

79.9%

573

82.2%

1266

50–59

63

59.0%

119

49.6%

368

62.2%

464

67.2%

1014

60–69

175

39.4%

250

53.7%

792

58.0%

1228

65.8%

2445

70–79

228

33.5%

199

36.3%

526

51.1%

720

59.1%

1673

≥80

45

27.9%

31

22.6%

58

51.8%

74

63.4%

208

Tromsø 6

30–39

0

 

51

54.9%

25

68.0%

27

59.3%

103

< 0.001

40–49

7

42.9%

312

60.6%

191

68.1%

295

71.5%

805

50–59

7

42.9%

304

53.2%

224

68.5%

380

62.0%

915

60–69

23

69.6%

490

52.9%

417

58.7%

864

58.5%

1794

70–79

15

26.7%

191

47.1%

205

51.5%

499

56.6%

910

≥80

6

16.7%

44

34.1%

49

35.4%

133

56.8%

232

  1. Note: SRH is dicotomised between poor/not so good versus good/very good. Percent in the table displays those who are at good or very good Health. A chi-square test indicates that there was a significant difference in the different SRH levels and exercise level in all surveys
  2. Tromsø 4 hard PA: LR chi2(9) = 3503.33
  3. Tromsø 5 hard PA: LR chi2(8) = 582.58
  4. Tromsø 6 hard PA: LR chi2(8) = 856.39
  5. Tromsø 4 light physical activity: LR chi2(9) = 3261.85
  6. Tromsø 4 light physical activity: LR chi2(8) = 593.20
  7. Tromsø 4 light physical activity: LR chi2(8) = 77.69