Physical activity: data from HSE 2012
Dr Jennifer Mindell
Outline
• Adults
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HSE 2012
Three recommendations
Trends over time
Sedentary behaviour
• Children
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Data collection
HSE 2012
Trends over time
Walking & cycling
Aerobic recommendations
At least 150 minutes moderately intensive physical activity
(MPA) or 75 minutes vigorous activity (VPA) per week
(pw) or an equivalent combination of these.
• Some activity: 60-149 minutes MPA pw or 30-74 minutes
VPA pw or equivalent combination.
• Low activity: 30-59 minutes MPA pw or 15-29 minutes
VPA pw or equivalent combination.
• Inactive: Less than 30 minutes MPA pw or less than 15
minutes VPA pw or equivalent combination.
For non-occupational activity: limited to bouts of ≥10 min.
Occupational activity above light assumed MPA, not VPA
Summary activity levels, by age and sex
Inactive
Low activity
Some activity
Meets recommendations
Men
100
8
11
Women
100
14
18
26
22
27
80
19
16
21
27
80
38
27
Percent
61
74
60
40
83
76
71
76
60
40
70
55
58
57
43
20
61
66
62
55
20
52
21
11
0
16-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
Age group
65-74
75-84
85+
8
0
16-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
Age group
65-74
75-84
85+
Proportion of participants meeting the
recommendations, by equivalised household
income and sex (age-standardised
80
Men
Women
Percent
60
40
76
75
63
70
63
56
62
50
20
55
47
0
Highest
2nd
3rd
4th
Equivalised household income quintile
Lowest
Summary activity levels, by BMI category
and sex (age-standardised)
Inactive
Low activity
Some activity
Meets recommendations
Women
Men
100
100
15
18
24
80
80
60
60
40
75
Percent
Percent
14
64
20
20
0
0
Overweight
BMI status
Obese
31
40
71
59
Not
overweight/obese
23
58
Not overweight/obese Overweight
BMI status
48
Obese
2nd recommendation
• Adults should spend
– at least 10 minutes in muscle-strengthening
activities,
– involving all the major muscle groups,
– at least twice a week
Muscle-strengthening activity, by age & sex
None
Less than 2 days per week
At least 2 days per week (meets guideline)
Men
Women
100
100
25
80
32
39
80
39
49
54
56
61
68
60
60
81
92
Percent
68
40
88
Percent
66
46
94
40
57
44
20
39
20
31
19
19
55-64
65-74
12
0
16-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
Age group
75-84
4
85+
36
29
29
25
21
15
4
0
16-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
Age group
65-74
75-84
85+
Proportions meeting different guidelines
Meets neither guideline
Meets muscle-strengthening but not MVPA guidelines
Meets aerobic (MVPA) but not muscle-strengthening guidelines
Meets both guidelines
100
Percent
80
32
43
60
34
40
20
33
33
23
0
Men
Women
3rd recommendation
• Adults aged >65y AT RISK OF FALLS should
– Spend at least 10minutes
– Undertaking activities to promote balance and coordination
– At least twice a week
Proportion of participants meeting the
balance & co-ordination recommendations
Men 65-74
Men 75+
Women 65-74
Women 75+
60
Percent
40
49
43
20
34
22
0
46
5
4
5
Inactive
24
27
18
6
Low or some activity
Meets MVPA guidelines
Proportion of participants meeting the
balance & co-ordination recommendations
Men 65-74
Men 75+
Women 65-74
Women 75+
60
Percent
40
49
43
20
34
22
0
46
5
4
5
Inactive
24
27
18
6
Low or some activity
Meets MVPA guidelines
Proportion of participants meeting the
balance & co-ordination recommendations
Men 65-74
Men 75+
Women 65-74
Women 75+
60
Percent
40
49
43
20
34
22
0
46
5
4
5
Inactive
24
27
18
6
Low or some activity
Meets MVPA guidelines
• Walking was included for participants of any
age who reported walking at a fairly brisk or fast
pace, and for those aged 65 and over for whom
the pace of walking was slow or average but for
whom the effort of walking for 10 minutes or
more was usually enough to make them
breathe faster, feel warmer or sweat.
Proportion of adults not walking for 10min
(‘MVPA’) in the previous four weeks
Men
Women
80
Percent
60
40
77
63
62
54
20
41
57
56
63
65
69
68
53
46
51
0
16-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
Age group
55-64
65-74
75+
Proportion meeting previous physical
activity recommendations
Men
Women
50
40
Percent
30
20
10
36
34
32
21
21
1997
1998
24
25
2003
2004
43
42
40
37
28
31
32
2008
2012
0
Year
2006
Proportions of adults meeting the 2011
aerobic recommendations 2008 & 2012
Men
Women
66
2012 best estimate
56
65
2012 comparable with 2008
54
65
2008
53
0
10
20
30
Percent
40
50
60
70
Average total sedentary time in 2008 & 2012,
by sex
2008
5.0
Men
weekday
2012
4.9
5.0
Women
weekday
4.7
5.6
Men
weekend
5.4
5.3
Women
weekend
5.1
4.0
4.2
4.4
4.6
4.8
Hours
5.0
5.2
5.4
5.6
5.8
Data collection for children
• Previous seven days
• Specifically asked about each day
• Three groups of activity:
– Walking/cycling to/from school
– Informal activities
– Formal activities
• Walking (excluding walking to or from school):
– presented as part of the informal group of activities.
– Walks of any duration.
• Informal activities: include
– cycling (excluding to/from school), dancing, skating,
trampolining, hopscotch, active play, skipping rope,
housework and gardening.
• Formal sports: include
– any organised team sports such as football, rugby,
cricket, and netball,
– as well as running or athletics, all types of swimming,
gymnastics, weight training, aerobics and tennis.
Proportion of children aged 2-4 meeting
physical activity recommendations
Meets recommendations
Some activity
100%
9
10
6
7
85
83
Boys
Girls
80%
Percent
 Meets recommendations:
• Physically active for at
least 180 minutes (3 hours)
daily on all 7 days per
week.
 Some activity:
• Physically active for 60-179
minutes daily on all 7 days.
 Low activity:
• Lower levels of physical
activity.
60%
40%
20%
0%
 Excludes walking or cycling
to/from school
Age group
Low activity
Proportion of children aged 2-4 meeting
physical activity recommendations
Meets recommendations
100%
11
7
9
10
6
7
85
83
Boys
Girls
80%
60%
40%
100%
79
84
Percent
Percent
80%
10
9
Some activity
60%
40%
20%
20%
0%
0%
Overweight or
obese
Neither overweight
nor obese
Age group
Low activity
Recommendations for children 5-18y
1. At least 60min MVPA every day, as a MINIMUM
• 21% boys, 16% girls 5-15y
2. VPA including muscle- & bone-strengthening
exercise at least three times per week (no data
shown)
Proportion of children aged 5-15 meeting
physical activity recommendations
Boys
Girls
30
25
Percent
20
15
26
24
23
10
19
16
14
14
5
8
0
5-7
8-10
11-12
Age group
13-15
Summary activity levels, by equivalised
household income and sex
Meets recommendations
Some activity
Low activity
Girls
Boys
100
100
23
24
16
21
24
17
51
47
35
36
Highest
2nd
18
14
19
80
46
60
51
31
30
Percent
Percent
80
13
50
40
20
38
26
26
Highest
2nd
47
47
0
60
41
32
43
45
49
3rd
4th
Lowest
39
40
20
0
3rd
4th
Equivalised household income quintile
Lowest
Equivalised household income quintile
Boys' summary activity levels, by father's
activity level
Low activity
Some activity
Meets recommendations
100
Percent
80
33
46
60
40
49
26
20
29
18
0
Meets adult guidelines
Father's activity level
Less active
Participation in different activities in the
last week, by age and sex
2-4
5-7
8-10
11-12
13-15
Girls
Boys
100
80
80
60
60
40
40
20
20
Percent
100
0
0
Walking
Formal sports
Informal activity
Walking
Formal sports
Informal activity
Mean number of hours of formal sports
in the last week, by equivalised
household income and sex
Boys
Girls
2.5
Mean no. hours
2
1.5
1
2.1
1.6
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.1
0.5
1.2
0.9
0.6
0.6
0
Highest
2nd
3rd
Equivalised household income quintile
4th
Lowest
Walking or cycling to/from school
Boys Walking
Girls Walking
Boys Cycling
Girls Cycling
80
70
60
Percent
50
40
70
70
70
63
30
53
56
20
7
10
3
2
5
1
1
0
2-4
5-10
Age group
11-15
Proportion of children aged 5-15
meeting recommendations, 2008 & 2012
2008
2012
Girls
35
30
30
25
25
20
15
30
29
24
26
28
25
10
Percent
Percent
Boys
35
20
15
25
10
19
23
16
14
5
22
5
0
5-7
8-10
11-12
Age group
13-15
13
14
14
8
0
5-7
8-10
11-12
Age group
13-15
Time spent in activity, 2008 & 2012
Boys, 2008
Boys, 2012
Girls, 2008
900
800
700
Time (minutes pw)
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
2-4
5-10
Age group
11-15
Girls, 2012
Proportion aged who were sedentary for
6 or more hours per day, by age and sex
Boys
Girls
Weekend days
45
45
40
40
35
35
30
30
Percent
Percent
Weekdays
25
20
25
43
20
37
15
15
24
27
22 21
10
10
5
5
11
7
7
4
4
7
3
5-7
8-10
Age group
10
9
6
0
0
2-4
17
15 16
16
11-12
13-15
2-4
5-7
8-10
Age group
11-12
13-15
Data available from UK Data Service
http://discover.ukdataservice.ac.uk/series/?sn=2000021
Acknowledgements
• NatCen Interviewers
• JHSU office staff & researchers
• HSE participants