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Table 2 The proportions of each category achieving SPA in the five SA PA surveys using D2 (total weekly PA ≥150 min and session number ≥5)

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

SA PA DATA 1998 – 2010 D2

       

CATEGORY

D2

n

p

1998

2001

2004

2007

2010

98/10

10-98

TOTAL SAMPLE

       

Non-standardized

40.3

38.3

40.2

43.4

43.5

3059/3051

0.012

Age-standardized*

41.4

40.2

42.6

46.5

47.8

3059/3051

<0.001

GENDER

       

Male

44.3

43.0

42.5

46.5

46.2

1262/1268

0.332

Female

37.6

34.8

38.4

41.4

41.6

1797/1783

0.014

AGE GROUP [yr]

       

18-24

58.1

53.1

57.4

56.2

62.1

291/140

0.421

25-34

45.3

44.1

45.8

50.2

54.1

501/246

0.024

35-44

40.5

42.8

44.6

47.8

47.9

676/468

0.014

45-54

37.7

34.2

39.8

48.5

47.1

560/607

0.001

55-64

40.4

40.7

40.1

45.5

41.0

401/622

0.849

65-74

34.9

32.1

36.1

39.0

41.7

370/535

0.039

75+

23.8

26.7

24.1

23.3

27.5

260/433

0.291

AREA

       

Metropolitan

41.2

39.5

41.7

43.6

44.4

2301/2237

0.032

SA country [rural]

37.6

35.4

36.5

43.1

41.0

758/814

0.164

EDUCATIONAL LEVEL

       

Year 12

35.9

35.7

34.3

37.3

38.1

1732/1390

0.217

Certificate/diploma

43.8

38.9

41.9

47.9

43.0

942/1035

0.704

University degree

51.7

47.1

56.1

55.1

56.8

385/606

0.118

INCOME BRACKET [AU$]

       

<$20 000

36.4

31.2

30.1

31.9

29.2

1014/510

0.005*

$20 000 - $40 000

38.6

41.1

40.3

40.8

43.6

679/543

0.074

$40 001 - $60 000

44.0

42.0

43.0

45.6

44.2

502/396

0.960

$60 000+

48.6

43.9

48.0

53.4

52.2

444/1093

0.213

BMI [kg/m2]

       

<18.5

41.4

40.3

31.8

44.9

37.7

70/53

0.679

18.5 - 24.9

45.1

45.3

44.2

48.8

47.7

1427/1087

0.208

25.0 - 29.9

39.1

35.8

39.8

43.9

46.3

967/1016

0.001

30+

30.7

29.0

35.1

36.1

36.5

417/646

0.050

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