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Table 4 Prescribed type of physical activity for referred patients

From: Physical activity referrals in Swedish primary health care – prescriber and patient characteristics, reasons for prescriptions, and prescribed activities

 

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

 

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

Prescribed activity*

          

Walking

46.7

58.9

37.5

37.9

42.8

52.6

57

51.5

50.8

50.8

Nordic walking**

11.6

6.2

0

4.1

7.2

10.8

11.3

12.7

8.3

9.8

Running

0.7

1.5

6.3

1.7

1.8

0.8

0.2

1.7

0.6

1.0

Swimming

3.6

5.1

12.5

7.3

5.4

4.1

2.2

5.2

3.6

4.1

Water aerobic

31.0

12.9

6.3

19.2

22.7

25.5

27.1

21.2

26.5

24.9

Group Gymnastics

14.8

9.6

9.4

20.4

17.2

11.9

10.4

17.9

12.5

13.1

Weight & Circuit

17.3

21.4

40.6

33.5

26.7

17.6

10.6

17.6

19.8

18.7

Other activity

26.4

29.6

31.3

29.7

30.1

27.4

24.8

27.8

25.8

27.5

  1. Notes:
  2. *) The total sums exceed 100%.
  3. **) Nordic walking, also known as ski walking, pole walking or fitness walking, involves walking with modified ski poles.