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Table 2 Time trends in leisure time physical activity* by sex, age and years of schooling- Brazil 2006-2012

From: Time trends of physical activity and television viewing time in Brazil: 2006-2012

Variables

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

Annual change (%)

p value

Sex

         

  Male

14.5

15.0

14.4

14.7

14.5

15.5

16.9

+2.0

0.002

  Female

11.3

11.6

11.7

11.1

11.2

11.8

13.2

+1.7

0.002

Age (years)

         

  18-24

15.9

17.1

16.2

16.7

16.5

18.7

21.2

+4.1

< 0.001

  25-34

13.0

12.6

12.2

13.2

13.1

13.5

16.5

+3.7

< 0.001

  35-44

10.1

11.5

10.9

10.2

10.5

11.2

12.6

+2.1

0.029

  45-54

11.7

11.0

11.4

11.2

11.8

11.9

11.9

+0.8

0.406

  55-64

14.6

14.2

14.7

12.8

12.4

13.0

12.5

-2.9

0.010

  65+

12.1

13.3

13.5

12.4

11.7

12.8

12.7

-0.3

0.783

Years of schooling

         

  0-4

9.4

9.3

8.9

8.2

8.7

8.6

10.2

+0.2

0.856

  5-8

11.1

10.4

10.8

9.7

10.2

10.7

10.3

-0.9

0.435

  9-11

14.7

15.1

14.8

14.7

13.8

15.4

17.0

+1.7

0.006

  12+

15.5

17.3

16.0

16.5

16.6

16.6

18.4

+1.8

0.013

  1. *Exercise 5 days/week for at least 30 minutes/day.