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Table 2 Prevalence of physical activity categorized as Inactive, Insufficient PA, and Sufficient PA

From: Physical activity, post-traumatic stress disorder, and exposure to torture among asylum seekers in Sweden: a cross-sectional study

 

Inactive

% (95% CI)

Insufficient PA

% (95% CI)

Sufficient PA

% (95% CI)

Total sample (n = 418)

13.4 (10.1–16.7)

33.3 (28.7–37.8)

53.3 (48.6–58.1)

 18–30 years (n = 244)

13.5 (9.2–17.8)

31.6 (25.7–37.4)

54.9 (48.7–61.2)

 31–64 years (n = 174)

13.2 (8.2–18.3)

35.6 (28.5–42.7)

51.1 (43.7–58.6)

Women (total, n = 115)

19.1 (11.9–26.3)

35.7 (26.9–44.4)

45.2 (36.1–54.3)

 18–30 years (n = 59)

23.7 (12.9–34.6)

30.5 (18.8–42.3)

45.8 (33.1–58.5)

 31–64 years (n = 56)

14.3 (5.1–23.5)

41.1 (28.2–54.0)

44.6 (31.6–57.7)

Men (total, n = 303)

11.2 (7.7–14.8)

32.3 (27.1–37.6)

56.4 (50.9–62.0)

 18–30 years (n = 185)

10.3 (5.9–14.6)

31.9 (25.2–38.6)

57.8 (50.7–65.0)

 31–64 years (n = 118)

12.7 (6.7–18.7)

33.1 (24.6–41.5)

54.2 (45.2–63.2)

  1. Levels of PA are based on the EVS total score of minutes per week in moderate to strenuous exercise; Inactive (0 min·wk.−1), Insufficient PA (1–149 min·wk.−1), and Sufficient PA (≥ 150 min·wk.−1)
  2. PA, physical activity; EVS, Exercise Vital Sign; CI, confidence interval; n, sample size
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BMC Psychiatry

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