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Table 3 Hours of exercise per week (physical activity in leisure time) in 2173 German adults by gender and age

From: Overweight, physical activity, tobacco and alcohol consumption in a cross-sectional random sample of German adults

Females

Age class (years)

No exercise

0 – 2 hours/week

>2 – 4 hours/week

>4 hours/week

Total

18 – 30

87 (42.0%)

52 (25.1%)

43 (20.8%)

25 (12.1%)

207 (18.3%)

31 – 40

104 (35.3%)

111 (37.6%)

60 (20.3%)

20 (6.8%)

295 (26.1%)

41 – 50

104 (37.6%)

98 (35.4%)

52 (18.8%)

23 (8.3%)

277 (24.5%)

51 – 65

161 (45.6%)

101 (28.6%)

61 (17.3%)

30 (8.5%)

353 (31.2%)

Total

456 (40.3%)

362 (32.0%)

216 (19.1%)

98 (8.7%)

1132 (100.0%)

Males

Age class (years)

No exercise

0 – 2 hours/week

>2 – 4 hours/week

>4 hours/week

Total

18 – 30

55 (26.4%)

45 (21.6%)

47 (22.6%)

61 (29.3%)

208 (20.0%)

31 – 40

118 (42.3%)

72 (25.8%)

52 (18.6%)

37 (13.3%)

279 (26.8%)

41 – 50

80 (35.7%)

73 (32.6%)

43 (19.2%)

28 (12.5%)

224 (21.5%)

51 – 65

138 (41.8%)

96 (29.1%)

61 (18.5%)

35 (10.6%)

330 (31.7%)

Total

391 (37.6%)

286 (27.5%)

203 (19.5%)

161 (15.5%)

1041 (100.0%)