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Table 1 The proportions of each category achieving SPA in the five SA PA surveys using D1 (total weekly PA ≥150 min)

From: Proportion of adults achieving sufficient physical activity increases in South Australia, 1998 – 2010

SA PA DATA 1998 – 2010 D1

       

CATEGORY

D1

n

p

1998

2001

2004

2007

2010

98/10

98-10

TOTAL SAMPLE

       

Non-standardized

52.2

49.6

51.0

53.4

56.7

3059/3078

<0.001

Age-standardized*

53.4

52.0

53.9

57.1

61.5

3059/3078

<0.001

GENDER

       

Male

56.6

55.1

54.5

56.0

59.8

1262/1280

0.095

Female

49.2

45.4

48.2

51.7

54.4

1797/1798

<0.002

AGE GROUP [yr]

       

18-24

69.1

66.7

72.9

69.2

77.1

291/144

0.081

25-34

59.3

56.8

57.2

62.0

68.3

501/249

0.017

35-44

54.0

54.3

55.1

58.8

62.8

676/471

0.003

45-54

49.3

45.3

50.0

58.3

59.3

560/612

0.001

55-64

53.4

52.5

48.6

56.7

55.6

401/626

0.485

65-74

45.7

42.7

50.1

47.1

53.2

370/543

0.025

75+

29.2

35.1

33.5

30.0

38.8

260/433

0.011

AREA

       

Metropolitan

53.5

51.2

52.5

53.9

58.0

2301/2258

0.002

SA country [rural]

48.4

45.7

47.3

52.5

53.2

758/820

0.059

EDUCATIONAL LEVEL

       

Year 12

48.4

45.7

44.7

46.4

49.9

1732/1402

0.390

Certificate/diploma

55.1

53.2

53.0

57.5

57.5

942/1043

0.275

University degree

62.6

57.5

67.3

68.1

70.8

385/613

<0.001

INCOME BRACKET [AU$]

       

<$20 000

46.7

41.3

40.9

39.5

38.6

1014/513

0.002*

$20 000 - $40 000

53.2

51.1

50.8

50.4

55.7

679/549

0.369

$40 001 - $60 000

56.2

51.8

54.0

55.8

58.0

502/398

0.575

$60 000+

60.8

57.2

59.2

65.6

66.5

444/1103

0.033

BMI [kg/m2]

       

<18.5

50.0

53.2

37.9

48.9

45.3

70/53

0.604

18.5 - 24.9

57.3

55.7

57.4

60.2

60.6

1427/1102

0.095

25.0 - 29.9

52.4

48.4

50.2

53.5

59.5

967/1022

0.002

30+

41.0

40.6

42.9

44.6

51.2

417/648

0.001

  1. The sample sizes and significance of the changes in proportions (from 1998 to 2010) are shown. *indicates a significant decrease in proportion.