Publication - Statistics

Scottish Health Survey 2018: main report - revised 2020

Published: 21 February 2020
Topic: Health and social care
ISBN: 9781839605550

An amended version of the Scottish Health Survey 2018 main report.

Table 6.4: Adult adherence to muscle strengthening and MVPA guidelines, 2018, by age and sex

Base: Aged 16 and over		2018
Proportion meeting guidelines^a		Age							Total
		16-24^b	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65-74	75+	Total
		%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Men	Meets MVPA & muscle guidelines	53	44	36	26	23	14	12	31
	Meets MVPA guidelines only	30	39	43	42	42	42	27	39
	Meets muscle guideline only	0	-	1	1	1	0	2	1
	Meets neither guideline	17	17	20	30	33	43	60	29
	Total meeting MPVA guideline	83	83	79	68	66	56	39	70
	Total meeting muscle guideline	54	44	37	27	24	15	13	32
Women	Meets MVPA & muscle guidelines	47	38	31	28	23	15	5	27
	Meets MVPA guidelines only	23	39	41	37	37	35	22	34
	Meets muscle guideline only	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	1
	Meets neither guideline	29	22	27	34	38	48	72	37
	Total meeting MPVA guideline	70	77	72	65	60	50	26	62
	Total meeting muscle guideline	48	39	32	29	24	17	6	29
All adults	Meets MVPA & muscle guidelines	50	41	34	27	23	15	8	29
	Meets MVPA guidelines only	27	39	42	40	40	38	24	37
	Meets muscle guideline only	1	0	1	1	1	1	2	1
	Meets neither guideline	23	20	24	32	36	46	67	33
	Total meeting MPVA guideline	77	80	75	67	63	53	31	66
	Total meeting muscle guideline	51	42	34	28	24	16	9	30
Unweighted bases	Men	158	227	279	375	371	388	262	2060
	Women	202	362	407	472	490	468	325	2726
	All adults	360	589	686	847	861	856	587	4786
Weighted bases	Men	307	384	349	411	372	288	190	2300
	Women	294	400	367	443	394	320	266	2486
	All adults	601	784	716	854	767	608	456	4786

a Meets moderate / vigorous physical activity (MVPA) guidelines = 150 mins moderate / 75 mins vigorous / combination of both per week; Meets muscle guideline = carries out activities that strengthen muscles on at least two days per week
b Physical activity guidelines for those aged 16-18 are at least one hour of moderate or vigorous activity each day. As SHeS participants of that age were given the adult questionnaire, which does not ask separately about each day, they have been included in this table assessed against the adult criteria

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Table 6.4: Adult adherence to muscle strengthening and MVPA guidelines, 2018, by age and sex

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