Figure 1
Share of adults walking ≥210 min a week by health-related behaviour
| Share of population walking ≥210 min/week | |
|---|---|
| Smoking* | |
| Daily smoking | 42.4 % |
| Occasional smoking | 34.3 % |
| No smoking | 40.8 % |
| Work-related physical activity* | |
| Mostly sitting or standing | 29.0 % |
| Mostly walking or tasks of moderate physical effort | 45.7 % |
| Mostly heavy labour or physically demanding work | 51.5 % |
| Not performing any working tasks | 25.0 % |
| Time spent on health-enhancing (non-work-related) aerobic physical activity* | |
| None | 35.5 % |
| <60 min | 37.5 % |
| 60–149 min | 39.3 % |
| 150–299 min | 47.7 % |
| ≥300 min | 57.6 % |
Share of adults walking ≥210 min a week by chronic diseases/conditions
| Diseases and chronic conditions | Self-report of the chronic condition in the past 12 months | Share of population walking ≥210 min/week |
|---|---|---|
| Asthma* | YES | 46.7 % |
| NO | 40.8 % | |
| Chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or emphysema* | YES | 41.7 % |
| NO | 40.9 % | |
| Heart attack or chronic consequences of myocardial infarction* | YES | 39.1 % |
| NO | 41.0 % | |
| Coronary heart disease or angina pectoris* | YES | 40.1 % |
| NO | 41.0 % | |
| High blood pressure* | YES | 39.7 % |
| NO | 41.4 % | |
| Stroke or chronic effects of stroke* | YES | 43.9 % |
| NO | 40.9 % | |
| Arthrosis * | YES | 38.3 % |
| NO | 41.1 % | |
| Low back disorder or other chronic back defect* | YES | 39.6 % |
| NO | 41.6 % | |
| Neck disorder or other chronic neck defect* | YES | 39.1 % |
| NO | 41.5 % | |
| Diabetes* | YES | 49.3 % |
| NO | 40.3 % | |
| Allergy, such as rhinitis, eye inflammation, dermatitis, food allergy or other* | YES | 42.5 % |
| NO | 40.7 % | |
| Cirrhosis of the liver* | YES | 15.6 % |
| NO | 41.1 % | |
| Urinary incontinence or problems in controlling the bladder* | YES | 41.9 % |
| NO | 40.9 % | |
| Kidney problems* | YES | 47.3 % |
| NO | 40.7 % | |
| Depression* | YES | 33.9 % |
| NO | 41.5 % | |
| High blood lipids* | YES | 41.1 % |
| NO | 40.9 % | |
| Obesity* | YES | 43.4 % |
| NO | 40.8 % | |
| Total sum of diseases/chronic conditions reported in the past 12 months* | 0 | 42.4 % |
| 1 disease/chronic condition | 41.3 % | |
| 2 or 3 diseases/chronic conditions | 38.4 % | |
| 4 or more diseases/chronic conditions | 42.2 % |
Share of adults walking ≥210 min a week by demographic characteristics
| Share of population walking ≥210 min/week | |
|---|---|
| Sex* | |
| Men | 44.6 % |
| Women | 38.0 % |
| Age* | |
| 18–24 | 41.5 % |
| 25–34 | 42.5 % |
| 35–44 | 40.9 % |
| 45–54 | 37.5 % |
| 55–64 | 40.2 % |
| 65–74 | 44.7 % |
| 75+ | 42.7 % |
| Residence by population density* | |
| Cities | 38.8 % |
| Towns and suburbs | 42.5 % |
| Rural areas | 41.9 % |
| Education level* | |
| Low | 39.5 % |
| Medium | 41.9 % |
| High | 40.1 % |
| NUTS-2 regions* | |
| Pannonian Croatia | 44.4 % |
| Adriatic Croatia | 42.9 % |
| City of Zagreb | 38.3 % |
| Northern Croatia | 34.9 % |
| Total | 40.9 % |
Associations between walking ≥210 min a week and demographic characteristics, health-related behaviour, and chronic diseases/conditions
| Variables | Walking ≥210 min a week | |
|---|---|---|
| OR (95 % CI) | p-value | |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 1.17 (1.17–1.18) | p<0.001 |
| Female | Reference | |
| Age | ||
| 18–24 | Reference | |
| 25–34 | 1.12 (1.10–1.13) | p<0.001 |
| 35–44 | 1.02 (1.00–1.03) | p=0.011 |
| 45–54 | 0.94 (0.93–0.95) | p<0.001 |
| 55–64 | 1.07 (1.06–1.09) | p<0.001 |
| 65–74 | 1.28 (1.26–1.30) | p<0.001 |
| 75+ | 1.26 (1.23–1.28) | p<0.001 |
| Degree of urbanisation | ||
| Cities | Reference | |
| Towns and suburbs | 1.17 (1.16–1.18) | p<0.001 |
| Rural areas | 1.18 (1.17–1.19) | p<0.001 |
| Educational attainment level | ||
| Lower level of education | Reference | |
| Medium level of education | 1.10 (1.09–1.11) | p<0.001 |
| Higher level of education | 1.22 (1.21–1.23) | p<0.001 |
| NUTS 2 regions (Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics) | ||
| Pannonian Croatia | 1.52 (1.51–1.54) | p<0.001 |
| Adriatic Croatia | 1.60 (1.58–1.61) | p<0.001 |
| City of Zagreb | 1.56 (1.54–1.58) | p<0.001 |
| Northern Croatia | Reference | |
| Smoking | ||
| Daily smoking | 1.08 (1.08–1.09) | p<0.001 |
| Occasional smoking | 0.81 (0.80–0.82) | p<0.001 |
| No smoking | Reference | |
| Work-related physical activity | ||
| Mostly sitting or standing | 1.03 (0.99–1.07) | p=0.158 |
| Mostly walking or tasks of moderate physical effort | 2.11 (2.03–2.19) | p<0.001 |
| Mostly heavy labour or physically demanding work | 3.04 (2.92–3.17) | p<0.001 |
| Not performing any working tasks | Reference | |
| Time spent on health-enhancing (non-work-related) aerobic physical activity | ||
| Not performing the activities | Reference | |
| Less than 60 min | 1.22 (1.20–1.24) | p<0.001 |
| 60 to less than 150 min | 1.26 (1.25–1.27) | p<0.001 |
| 150 to less than 300 min | 1.79 (1.78–1.81) | p<0.001 |
| 300 min and more | 2.57 (2.55–2.59) | p<0.001 |
| Total sum of diseases/chronic conditions reported in the past 12 months | ||
| 0 | Reference | |
| 1 disease/chronic condition | 0.99 (0.97–1.00) | p=0.145 |
| 2 or 3 diseases/chronic conditions | 0.86 (0.85–0.86) | p<0.001 |
| 4 or more diseases/chronic conditions | 1.04 (1.03–1.05) | p<0.001 |