Sociodemographic inequities associated with participation in leisure-time physical activity in sub-Saharan Africa: an individual participant data meta-analysis

Table 2 Pooled adjusted prevalence of sociodemographic characteristics (N = 26,022)

Characteristic	N	% (95%CI)	I²
Sex^a
Men	10	40.1 (37.3, 42.9)	95.2%
Women	10	59.5 (56.7, 62.3)	95.3%
Age group^b(years)
18–24	9	13.0 (5.3, 23.4)	99.8%
25–34	10	29.9 (27.2, 32.5)	95.4%
35–44	10	22.4 (19.6, 25.3)	96.7%
45–54	10	17.0 (14.2, 20.0)	97.5%
55–64	10	12.1 (9.5, 15.1)	97.9%
65+	6	2.6 (0.6, 5.9)	99.2%
Education
Primary education not completed	9	30.2 (19.2, 42.4)	99.8%
Primary education completed	10	25.7 (15.3, 37.9)	99.8%
Secondary education completed	10	30.4 (17.8, 44.6)	99.8%
Tertiary education completed	10	4.0 (2.4, 5.9)	98.2%
Employment
Private or public employee	10	16.0 (9.4, 24.0)	99.6%
Self-employed	10	38.5 (27.5, 50.0)	99.7%
Non-income work	10	23.6 (16.9, 31.0)	99.5%
No occupation	10	9.4 (4.6, 15.7)	99.6%
BMI (kg/m²)
Underweight	10	7.8 (5.6, 10.3)	97.9%
Healthy weight	10	53.7 (47.2, 60.2)	99.1%
Overweight	10	21.0 (17.7, 24.4)	97.7%
Obese	10	12.5 (8.0, 17.8)	99.3%
Residence location†^c
Urban	6	39.2 (27.4, 51.7)	99.7%
Rural	6	60.8 (48.3, 72.6)	99.7%
Physical activity (MET-mins/wk)
Insufficient	10	9.5 (6.3, 13.4)	99.0%
Participation in physical activity (MET-mins/wk)
Participation in physical activity (all domains)	10	94.1 (91.1, 96.5)	98.8%
Leisure-time physical activity (LTPA)	10	18.9 (14.3, 24.1)	99.0%
Occupational physical activity	10	70.1 (53.5, 84.4)	99.9%
Active travel	10	86.2 (82.5, 89.5)	98.5%

N: number of studies; %: Pooled adjusted prevalence; 95%CI: 95% confidence interval; I²: I² statistic indicates proportion of variation due to heterogeneity; MET-mins/wk: Metabolic Equivalent minutes per week; Insufficient: < 600 MET-minutes per week; Participation in physical activity: > 0 MET-minutes of physical activity per week undertaken in all domains; Leisure-time physical activity: > 0 MET-minutes spent in leisure-time physical activity per week; Occupational physical activity: > 0 MET-minutes spent in occupational physical activity per week; Active travel: > 0 MET-minutes spent in physical activity through active travel per week; Underweight (BMI: < 18.5 kg/m²); Healthy weight (BMI: 18.5–24.9 kg/m²); Overweight (BMI: 25.0–29.9 kg/m²); Obese (BMI: ≥ 30.0 kg/m²)
^†Residence location: N = 20,022
Adjusted prevalence estimates are based on Poisson regression models adjusted for sex, age and clustering at each level of sampling
^aAdjusted prevalence estimates for sex are based on Poisson regression models adjusted for age and clustering at each level of sampling
^bAdjusted prevalence estimates for age group are based on Poisson regression models adjusted for sex and clustering at each level of sampling
^cAdjusted prevalence estimates for age group are based on Poisson regression models adjusted for sex and age
Prevalence estimates may not add up to 100% due to the effects of adjustment

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