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Table 4 Time trends in transportation 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

Annual change (%)

p value

Annual change (%)

p value

Sex

       

  Male

13.5

12.7

10.3

-12.3

< 0.001

-7.7

< 0.001

  Female

8.7

9.1

6.4

-13.7

< 0.001

-3.7

0.017

Age (years)

       

  18-24

11.4

11.3

9.1

-10.4

0.026

-8.7

0.004

  25-34

12.4

12.3

8.4

-16.8

< 0.001

-4.2

0.070

  35-44

12.9

13.1

10.2

-10.4

0.002

-6.9

0.001

  45-54

12.3

11.7

8.9

-14.7

< 0.001

-6.1

0.008

  55-64

7.1

7.5

6.9

-1.7

0.810

-2.5

0.448

  65+

3.3

2.3

2.0

-22.6

0.049

+6.1

0.353

Years of schooling

       

  0-4

13.1

11.2

8.8

-17.8

< 0.001

-7.3

0.029

  5-8

13.8

13.5

10.9

-11.1

0.001

-7.2

0.002

  9-11

10.4

10.8

8.2

-11.8

< 0.001

-5.3

0.001

  12+

6.4

6.8

4.6

-14.4

0.002

-2.0

0.425

  1. *Walking or cycling at least 30 minutes per day to/from work.