Table 5 Participants1 meeting physical activity recommendations.
a) by BMI (kg/m2) | Total (n = 893) | Underweight (BMI <18.5) (n = 35) | Normalweight (BMI 18.5-<25) (n = 402) | Overweight (BMI 25-<30) (n = 312) | Obese (BMI ≥ 30) (n = 144) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |||||
WHO-recommendation: PAL ≥ 1.75 § Public health recommendation (ACSM/CDC): ≥ 30 min/d of moderate-intense (≥ 3 METs) activity | 275 | 31.4 | 13 | 29.7 | 137 | 35.1 | 93 | 30.8 | 32 | 22.8 | ||||
in all activity-domains | 498 | 55.9 | 20 | 48.6 | 214 | 53.7 | 183 | 59.9 | 81 | 55.9 | ||||
in leisure time (sports, LTPAstrenuous 2) | 452 | 50.1 | 17 | 40.5 | 199 | 49.2 | 162 | 52.2 | 74 | 51.0 | ||||
in sports only | 266 | 30.2 | 17 | 40.5 | 135 | 35.2 | 83 | 26.8 | 31 | 20.7 | ||||
b) by age (years) | Total (n = 893) | <18 (n = 48) | 18-<30 (n = 99) | 30-<40 (n = 196) | 40-<50 (n = 182) | 50-<65 (n = 228) | ≥65 (n = 140) | |||||||
n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
WHO-recommendation: PAL ≥ 1.75 § Public health recommendation (ACSM/CDC): ≥ 30 min/d of moderate-intense (≥ 3 METs) activity | 275 | 31.4 | 15 | 34.8 | 42 | 41.5 | 61 | 31.3 | 75 | 42.2 | 67 | 30.3 | 15 | 9.0 |
in all activity domains | 498 | 55.9 | 33 | 67.7 | 54 | 52.5 | 96 | 49.2 | 105 | 57.8 | 134 | 59.1 | 76 | 55.6 |
in leisure time (sports, LTPAstrenuous 2) | 452 | 50.2 | 33 | 67.7 | 52 | 50.0 | 78 | 37.7 | 93 | 49.7 | 122 | 53.8 | 74 | 54.1 |
in sports only | 266 | 30.1 | 32 | 63.6 | 35 | 35.6 | 44 | 22.0 | 54 | 28.7 | 63 | 28.8 | 38 | 23.9 |