Table 3 Reasons for physical activity referral
Sex | Age group | Profession | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Female (n = 4190) | Male (n = 2108) | 0–17 (n = 32) | 18–29 (n = 343) | 30–44 (n = 1272) | 45–64 (n = 3132) | 65+ (n = 1518) | Physician (n = 2142) | Other (n = 3977) | n = 6300 | |
(%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | |
Reasons for prescriptions* | ||||||||||
Sedentary | 14.6 | 13.9 | 21.9 | 22.7 | 17.1 | 13.0 | 12.8 | 17.7 | 12.9 | 14.4 |
Musculoskeletal | 44.6 | 28.8 | 43.8 | 40.5 | 46.0 | 37.8 | 35.7 | 37.2 | 40.4 | 39.1 |
Overweight | 35.2 | 35.7 | 37.5 | 42.9 | 38.5 | 36.2 | 29.2 | 39.4 | 33.8 | 35.4 |
Diabetes | 18.3 | 32.9 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 7.5 | 26.2 | 35.2 | 17.0 | 27.2 | 23.2 |
High blood pressure | 20.4 | 28.9 | 0 | 1.7 | 10.1 | 27.9 | 30.2 | 25.3 | 22.7 | 23.3 |
Cholesterol | 8.0 | 10.2 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 10.6 | 12.2 | 9.8 | 8.5 | 8.7 |
Mental health | 10.1 | 7.4 | 3.1 | 23.0 | 16.2 | 8.1 | 2.4 | 14.1 | 6.9 | 9.2 |
Other reasons | 9.4 | 8.0 | 15.6 | 9.0 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 8.3 | 8.9 |