International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Table 4 Prevalence* of International Physical Activity Questionnaire categories by age group by gender and country^†; International Prevalence Study, 2002–2004.

From: The International Prevalence Study on Physical Activity: results from 20 countries

Country	% Prevalence
	Male						Female
	18–39			40–65			18–39			40–65
	Low	Mod	High #	Low	Mod	High	Low	Mod	High	Low	Mod	High
Argentina	26	32	41	28	40	33	21	34	45	34	36	30
Australia	13	17	70	16	23	61	19	28	53	21	30	49
Belgium	33	27	41	43	24	33	44	33	23	54	25	21
Brazil	17	36	46	36	33	31	31	54	15	38	51	11
Canada	10	22	69	15	25	59	13	30	57	18	31	51
China	7	30	63	8	37	55	8	40	53	5	35	60
Colombia	14	17	69	20	32	48	22	30	49	25	33	42
Czech Rep	7	20	73	13	25	62	9	31	60	12	34	55
Hong Kong	14	45	42	14	48	38	19	57	25	15	52	33
India	25	22	53	19	57	23	27	28	45	21	54	25
Japan	41	33	26	-	-	-	46	38	17	-	-	-
Lithuania	12	24	63	21	33	46	13	36	51	15	40	45
New Zealand	7	17	76	9	19	71	16	32	53	18	31	52
Norway	21	28	51	30	30	40	27	36	37	28	41	31
Portugal	-	-	-	29	27	44	-	-	-	23	30	46
Saudi Arabia	38	35	27	49	39	12	35	32	32	39	29	32
Spain	17	31	52	34	28	38	24	41	36	24	45	30
Sweden	23	30	47	29	34	37	20	40	40	25	46	29
Taiwan	42	27	31	41	30	29	45	36	19	41	39	20
USA	11	16	72	16	23	61	18	26	56	19	24	57

# low, moderate [mod] and high active IPAQ categories
* Age-and gender – standardized to the world population 2002 [US Census Bureau 2002 [16]; Doll 1966, [17].
† Australia: Age 18–64 only; Hong Kong: Age 20–64 only; Japan: Age 18–39 only; Portugal: Age 40–65 only

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