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Table 2 Study participants’ activity in sports

From: High-impact exercise in adulthood and vertebral dimensions in midlife - the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 study

 

At age 31

At age 46

Men

(n = 459)

Women

(n = 564)

Men

(n = 459)

Women

(n = 564)

Walkinga

 

Non-participant

53.8 (247)

29.6 (167)

43.8 (201)

26.2 (148)

 

Participant

46.2 (212)

70.4 (397)

56.2 (258)

73.8 (416)

Cyclinga

 

Non-participant

50.5 (232)

38.7 (218)

65.1 (299)

48.6 (274)

 

Participant

49.5 (227)

61.3 (346)

34.9 (160)

51.4 (290)

Cross-country skiinga

 

Non-participant

79.1 (363)

84.0 (474)

73.2 (336)

74.3 (419)

 

Participant

20.9 (96)

16.0 (90)

26.8 (123)

25.7 (145)

Swimminga

 

Non-participant

92.6 (425)

90.4 (510)

93.2 (428)

89.2 (503)

 

Participant

7.4 (34)

9.6 (54)

6.8 (31)

10.8 (61)

Runninga,b

 

Non-participant

77.6 (356)

86.3 (487)

76.7 (352)

82.3 (464)

 

Participant

22.4 (103)

13.7 (77)

23.3 (107)

17.7 (100)

Gym traininga

 

Non-participant

83.2 (382)

90.6 (511)

79.7 (366)

75.9 (428)

 

Participant

16.8 (77)

9.4 (53)

20.3 (93)

24.1 (136)

Aerobicsa, b

 

Non-participant

99.6 (457)

84.4 (476)

99.3 (456)

90.1 (508)

 

Participant

0.4 (2)

15.6 (88)

0.7 (3)

9.9 (56)

Gymnasticsa

 

Non-participant

93.5 (429)

78.9 (445)

92.8 (426)

76.8 (433)

 

Participant

6.5 (30)

21.1 (119)

7.2 (33)

23.2 (131)

Badminton/volleyball/tennis/ squasha, b

 

Non-participant

83.9 (385)

91.1 (514)

94.3 (433)

94.1 (531)

 

Participant

16.1 (74)

8.9 (50)

5.7 (26)

5.9 (33)

Floor ball/ice hockey/soccer/rink ball/basketballa, b

 

Non-participant

79.5 (365)

99.1 (559)

85.4 (392)

98.2 (554)

 

Participant

20.5 (94)

0.9 (5)

14.6 (67)

1.8 (10)

  1. aPer cent (n)
  2. bClassified as high-impact