Prevalence and sociodemographic patterns of physical activity among Bangladeshi young adults

Table 2 Percentages (95% CIs) of male and female young adults in Dhaka City, Bangladesh, meeting the WHO physical activity recommendations by age group and family income

Variable	Male			Female			Overall
Variable	% active	95% CI	p value	% active	95% CI	p value	% active	95% CI	p value
Age (years)
18–20	23.1	16.3–31.2	.24^a	5.5	2.2–10.9	.65^a	14.5	10.5–19.4	.11^a
21–24	29.5	22.5–36.3	.24^a	6.8	3.2–12.5	.65^a	19.6	15.3–24.5	.11^a
Monthly family income (BDT)*
≤20,000	25.0	16.4–35.4	.33^a	3.7	0.1–1.9	.99^b	20.0	13.1–28.5	.20^a
20,001–40,000	33.3	23.9–43.9		5.8	1.6–14.2		21.6	15.5–28.7
40,001–70,000	21.4	13.2–31.7		6.8	2.5–14.3		14.0	9.1–20.0
> 70,000	26.7	14.6–41.9		6.9	2.3–15.5		14.5	8.7–22.2

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