Practice of walking and its association with perceived environment among elderly Brazilians living in a region of low socioeconomic level

Table 2 Classification of levels of walking-related physical activity by gender in elderly of the Municipality of São Paulo, Southeastern, Brazil, 2007

Walking	Gender				TOTAL	p
	Men		Women
	n	% (95%CI)	n	% (95%CI)
Inactive*	13	9.1 (5.1-15.6)	38	16.1 (10.8-23.3)	51	0.080
Insufficiently active*	53	34.0 (26.3-42.6)	118	49.8 (40.5-59.1)	171	0.004
Active*	86	56.9 (47.6-65.8)	77	34.1 (26.4-42.7)	163	< 0.001
TOTAL	152	100.0%	233	100.0%	385

*active: least 150 minutes of walking per week; insufficiently active among 10 until 149 minutes of walking per week; inactive: less 10 minutes of walking per week.

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