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Table 2 Summary of level of participation in each category of activity for female participants aged 75 years and older over the 12 months prior to study enrollment, in hours/week

From: The effect of regular physical activity on bone mineral density in post-menopausal women aged 75 and over: a retrospective analysis from the Canadian multicentre osteoporosis study

 

Level of participation1

Never

0.5-1 hr

2-3 hrs

4-6 hrs

7-10 hrs

11-20 hrs

21-30 hrs

31+ hrs

 

Count (%)

Count (%)

Count (%)

Count (%)

Count (%)

Count (%)

Count (%)

Count (%)

Moderate

76 (6.5)

94 (8.0)

163 (13.9)

189 (16.2)

222 (19.0)

219 (18.7)

130 (11.1)

76 (6.5)

Strenuous

1133 (96.9)

15 (1.3)

17 (1.5)

2 (0.2)

1 (0.1)

1 (0.1)

n/r2

n/r

Vigorous

1128 (96.4)

31 (2.7)

8 (0.7)

2 (0.2)

n/r

n/r

n/r

n/r

  1. 1 participants indicated their level of participation for each of moderate, strenuous and vigorous levels.
  2. 2 no respondents for this category.