Table 5
Percentage attaining selected physical activity criteria, by age group and sex, household population aged 20 to 79 years, Canada, March 2007 to February 2009

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Criterion/ Age group (years) Total Men Women
% 95% confidence interval % 95% confidence interval % 95% confidence interval
from to from to from to
At least 30 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, accumulated in bouts of at least 10 minutes, on at least 5 out of 7 days
Total
4.8 3.2 6.3 5.5 3.6 7.5 4.0E 2.5 5.5
20 to 39†
 4.5E 2.6 6.4 5.7E 3.3 8.2 3.3E 1.4 5.2
40 to 59
 5.1E 2.9 7.3 5.5E 2.4 8.5 4.7E 2.6 6.8
60 to 79
 4.5 3.1 6.0 5.3E 2.2 8.4 3.8E 2.0 5.6
More than 150 minutes a week of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity accumulated in bouts of at least 10 minutes
Total
15.4 10.9 19.8 17.1 11.3 23.0 13.7 10.1 17.3
20 to 39†
 17.4 11.2 23.7 21.1E 11.7 30.4 13.8E 7.8 19.8
40 to 59
 14.6 9.4 19.8 15.1E 7.9 22.3 14.1 9.1 19.1
60 to 79
 13.1 9.0 17.3 13.7E 8.1 19.3 12.6 8.3 16.9
Average more than 10,000 steps a day
Total
34.5 30.5 38.4 39.0* 33.0 45.0 30.0 25.4 34.6
20 to 39†
 36.2 29.2 43.2 38.3 28.8 47.9 34.0 22.8 45.3
40 to 59
 40.0 34.0 45.9 46.9* 36.8 56.9 33.1 27.8 38.5
60 to 79
 20.3‡ 14.0 26.7 24.1‡ 16.5 31.7 17.0‡E 10.7 23.2
† reference category
* significantly different from estimate for women (p<0.05)
‡ significantly different from estimate for reference category (p<0.05)
E use with caution
Source: 2007 to 2009 Canadian Health Measures Survey.