Table 2 Physical activity by sociodemographic variables among middle-aged Chinese adults in 2015 (MET·h/d)
Sociodemographic Variables | Male | Female | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Median (25th, 75th) | N | Median (25th, 75th) | |
Ageb | ||||
 40–44 | 475 | 20.4 (10.4, 33.7) | 594 | 19.2 (9.1, 33.6) |
 45–49 | 460 | 19.7 (10.0, 36.4) | 581 | 19.9 (9.8, 32.0) |
 50–54 | 504 | 19.3 (8.7, 34.6) | 597 | 17.0 (8.0, 30.4) |
 55–59 | 436 | 17.6 (8.7, 33.8) | 413 | 11.9 (6.8, 25.1) |
 60–64 | 361 | 16.0 (6.0, 30.1) | 342 | 10.2 (6.3, 20.1) |
BMI Groupsa | ||||
 Normal weight | 1107 | 20.1 (9.5, 36.9) | 1304 | 16.5 (8.0, 29.5) |
 Overweight/obese | 1129 | 17.5 (7.8, 31.5) | 1223 | 16.3 (7.6, 29.9) |
Education a, b | ||||
 High | 947 | 14.9 (7.6, 24.7) | 934 | 13.8 (7.2, 22.4) |
 Middle | 907 | 21.2 (8.7, 39.5) | 1044 | 17.1 (7.8, 31.3) |
 Low | 382 | 28.5 (12.9, 48.2) | 549 | 22.9 (9.4, 41.1) |
Household Income a, b | ||||
 High | 807 | 17.5 (8.8, 29.4) | 921 | 15.7 (7.6, 27.3) |
 Middle | 757 | 19.3 (8.7, 33.2) | 847 | 17.1 (8.2, 29.7) |
 Low | 672 | 21.1 (8.5, 40.7) | 759 | 17.1 (7.5, 33.4) |
Regionb | ||||
 Northern | 429 | 18.8 (9.1, 38.3) | 545 | 18.0 (8.5, 31.8) |
 Central | 731 | 18.2 (7.6, 32.4) | 857 | 15.0 (7.0, 28.5) |
 Southern | 1076 | 19.7 (9.1, 36.2) | 1125 | 17.9 (8.0, 34.3) |
Urbanization Indexa, b | ||||
 High | 772 | 13.6 (5.9, 22.8) | 1002 | 11.9 (6.8, 20.9) |
 Middle | 716 | 18.0 (8.2, 32.4) | 859 | 16.4 (8.0, 29.5) |
 Low | 748 | 28.7 (14.6, 50.6) | 666 | 27.1 (12.0, 44.4) |