Table 2 The mean IPA prevalence in various age categories.

From: A national and sub-national metaregression of the trend of insufficient physical activity among Iranian adults between 2001 and 2016

Age category

Insufficient Physical Activity_2001 (%)

Insufficient Physical Activity_2006 (%)

Insufficient Physical Activity_2011 (%)

Insufficient Physical Activity_2016 (%)

Both genders

Female

Male

Both genders

Female

Male

Both genders

Female

Male

Both genders

Female

Male

18–24

17.85 (14.91–20.76)

24.71 (21.76–27.61)

10.99 (8.06–13.92)

28.68 (25.73–31.59)

35.55 (32.6–38.49)

21.81 (18.86–24.7)

39.35 (36.47–42.24)

46.24 (43.33–49.11)

32.47 (29.61–35.38)

50.15 (47.23–53.06)

57.05 (54.16–59.99)

43.25 (40.29–46.14)

25–29

19.99 (17.05–22.93)

26.87 (23.9–29.8)

13.11 (10.21–16.06)

30.83 (27.94–33.77)

37.7 (34.8–40.64)

23.96 (21.08–26.9)

41.51 (38.59–44.42)

48.39 (45.46–51.32)

34.63 (31.73–37.51)

52.29 (49.34–55.23)

59.17 (56.21–62.13)

45.41 (42.47–48.32)

30–34

20.91 (18–23.83)

27.75 (24.82–30.71)

14.07 (11.17–16.96)

31.74 (28.82–34.65)

38.62 (35.7–41.53)

24.85 (21.95–27.77)

42.43 (39.49–45.33)

49.3 (46.38–52.21)

35.56 (32.61–38.45)

53.2 (50.29–56.13)

60.08 (57.16–63)

46.32 (43.42–49.26)

35–39

21.68 (18.77–24.64)

28.54 (25.63–31.49)

14.82 (11.91–17.79)

32.52 (29.62–35.45)

39.39 (36.47–42.34)

25.65 (22.77–28.55)

43.2 (40.28–46.13)

50.08 (47.15–53.02)

36.31 (33.41–39.23)

53.98 (51.06–56.9)

60.89 (57.95–63.79)

47.07 (44.17–50)

40–44

22.46 (19.53–25.38)

29.33 (26.38–32.27)

15.59 (12.67–18.5)

33.3 (30.39–36.2)

40.19 (37.29–43.12)

26.42 (23.49–29.29)

43.97 (41.05–46.88)

50.85 (47.93–53.76)

37.09 (34.17–40)

54.76 (51.84–57.71)

61.64 (58.7–64.6)

47.87 (44.97–50.82)

45–49

23.31 (20.37–26.25)

30.18 (27.26–33.11)

16.44 (13.48–19.38)

34.13 (31.22–37.06)

40.99 (38.09–43.94)

27.27 (24.35–30.19)

44.83 (41.91–47.75)

51.72 (48.78–54.64)

37.95 (35.04–40.85)

55.62 (52.67–58.52)

62.5 (59.55–65.42)

48.74 (45.78–51.63)

50–54

24.26 (21.37–27.22)

31.12 (28.24–34.06)

17.41 (14.5–20.39)

35.11 (32.2–38.03)

41.98 (39.08–44.9)

28.23 (25.33–31.16)

45.77 (42.86–48.71)

52.66 (49.76–55.6)

38.89 (35.97–41.82)

56.56 (53.66–59.47)

63.45 (60.58–66.37)

49.66 (46.75–52.57)

55–59

25.4 (22.49–28.32)

32.25 (29.35–35.19)

18.55 (15.63–21.44)

36.22 (33.3–39.17)

43.11 (40.17–46.06)

29.34 (26.43–32.28)

46.92 (44–49.83)

53.8 (50.86–56.71)

40.03 (37.14–42.94)

57.7 (54.76–60.6)

64.59 (61.64–67.51)

50.81 (47.89–53.7)

60–64

26.69 (23.76–29.61)

33.57 (30.59–36.47)

19.81 (16.93–22.76)

37.54 (34.64–40.44)

44.41 (41.53–47.31)

30.68 (27.74–33.56)

48.21 (45.31–51.13)

55.09 (52.17–57.99)

41.34 (38.45–44.27)

58.99 (56.08–61.92)

65.88 (62.95–68.82)

52.11 (49.2–55.03)

65–70

28.21 (25.3–31.17)

35.07 (32.14–38.03)

21.35 (18.46–24.31)

39.06 (36.15–41.98)

45.93 (43.01–48.87)

32.2 (29.29–35.1)

49.73 (46.82–52.64)

56.61 (53.67–59.51)

42.85 (39.97–45.77)

60.52 (57.58–63.47)

67.41 (64.44–70.38)

53.63 (50.71–56.55)

18–70

23.08 (20.15–26.01)

29.94 (27.01–32.87)

16.21 (13.3–19.15)

33.91 (31–36.83)

40.79 (37.87–43.72)

27.04 (24.13–29.95)

44.59 (41.68–47.51)

51.47 (48.55–54.39)

37.71 (34.81–40.62)

55.38 (52.45–58.3)

62.27 (59.33–65.2)

48.49 (45.57–51.4)

  1. IPA insufficient physical activity, 95% UI 95% uncertainty interval.
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