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Table 2 Participation and change in sport and exercise participation over 20 years of follow up, n = 3384 men

From: Tracking of sport and exercise types from midlife to old age: a 20-year cohort study of British men

 

Change between baseline and 20-year follow up

Sport/exercise type

Baseline

12 year

16 year

20 year

Participating at both

Adopters

Drop outs

Not participating at both

% (n)

Golf

11.4 (387)

11.8 (400)

11.7 (397)

11.7 (396)

6.9 (234)

4.8 (162)

4.5 (153)

83.8 (2835)

Bowling

2.2 (74)

8.4 (285)

9.5 (322)

9.5 (321)

1.5 (51)

8.0 (270)

0.7 (23)

89.8 (3040)

Dancing

1.2 (42)

1.7 (59)

2.0 (68)

5.1 (172)

0.6 (20)

4.5 (152)

0.7 (22)

94.3 (3190)

Racquet sports

9.3 (314)

3.6 (123)

2.2 (74)

2.2 (73)

1.4 (48)

0.7 (25)

7.9 (266)

90.0 (3045)

Swimming

6.9 (235)

9.6 (324)

9.0 (305)

9.2 (312)

1.8 (62)

7.4 (250)

5.1 (173)

85.7 (2899)

Cycling (any purpose)

7.3 (246)

8.9 (300)

8.2 (276)

6.1 (206)

1.4 (46)

4.7 (160)

5.9 (200)

88.0 (2978)

Surface water sports

2.1 (71)

1.0 (32)

0.7 (25)

0.4 (15)

0.2 (6)

0.3 (9)

1.9 (65)

97.6 (3304)

Aerobics/fitness training

0.2 (5)

0.7 (24)

0.8 (27)

1.5 (52)

0.0 (1)

1.5 (51)

0.1 (4)

98.4 (3328)

Gym/muscle strengthening

1.1 (38)

1.6 (55)

2.2 (75)

1.9 (65)

0.1 (4)

1.8 (61)

1.0 (34)

97.1 (3285)

Football

0.7 (25)

0.1 (4)

0.2 (6)

0.1 (2)

0.1 (2)

0.7 (25)

99.2 (3357)

Rugby

0.2 (6)

0.0 (0)

0.0 (0)

0.0 (0)

0.2 (6)

99.8 (3378)

Running/jogging

2.3 (77)

1.2 (42)

1.0 (35)

1.1 (36)

0.4 (14)

0.7 (22)

1.9 (63)

97.1 (3285)

Cricket

1.6 (54)

0.3 (9)

0.2 (6)

0.1 (4)

0.1 (3)

0.0 (1)

1.5 (51)

98.4 (3329)

Walking/hiking

1.4 (47)

6.5 (219)

7.4 (251)

8.0 (272)

0.6 (19)

7.5 (253)

0.8 (28)

91.1 (3084)

Other

3.3 (113)

2.2 (74)

1.9 (65)

1.7 (58)

0.4 (12)

1.4 (46)

3.0 (101)

95.3 (3225)