Research Article
Physical Activity and Associated Socioeconomic Determinants in Rural and Urban Tanzania: Results from the 2012 WHO-STEPS Survey
Table 2
Distribution of study population according to physical activity status and social economic categories (proportions).
| | Demographic factor | Physical activity status | value | Total,
(%) | ≥600 MET/week,
(%) | <600 MET/week,
(%) |
| | Age group (n = 5398) | | | | | | 25–34 | 1787 (33.10) | 1726 (96.6) | 61 (3.4) | 0.002 | | 35–44 | 1590 (29.5) | 1552 (97.6) | 38 (2.4) | | 45–54 | 1188 (22.0) | 1154 (97.1) | 34 (2.9) | | 55–64 | 833 (15.4) | 789 (94.7) | 44 (5.3) | | Sex (n = 5398) | | | | | | Female | 2901 (53.7) | 2781 (95.9) | 120 (4.1) | | | Male | 2497 (46.3) | 2440 (97.7) | 57 (2.3) | | Occupation (N = 5397) | | | | | | Employed | 452 (8.4) | 423 (93.6) | 29 (6.4) | | | Self-employed | 3825 (70.9) | 3744 (97.9) | 81 (2.1) | | Nonpaid | 367 (6.8) | 360 (98.1) | 7 (1.9) | | Homemaker | 607 (11.2) | 569 (93.7) | 38 (6.3) | | Others (retired, students, unemployed, etc.) | 146 (2.7) | 124 (84.9) | 22 (15.1) | | Education (N = 5398) | | | | | | None/not completed primary school | 1653 (30.6) | 1596 (96.6) | 57 (3.4) | | | Primary school | 3195 (59.2) | 3111 (97.4) | 84 (2.6) | | Secondary | 396 (7.3) | 370 (93.4) | 26 (6.6) | | Tertiary | 154 (2.9) | 144 (93.5) | 10 (6.5) |
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Meets WHO physical activity recommendations (>600 MET/week). Do not meet WHO physical activity recommendations (<600 MET/week).
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