Table 3 |
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Estimated physical activity (MET*h/d) by weight class (BMI), type and, intensity of activity. |
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| Underweight (<18.5 kg/m2) |
Normalweight (18.5-<25) |
Overweight (25-<30) |
Obese (≥30) |
p-value |
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| Type and intensity* of activity/inactivity |
Women (n=528) |
difference2 obese vs. others) |
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| n = 25 |
n = 265 |
n = 154 |
n = 84 |
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| Median (Interquatile range) |
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| Occupation |
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| total |
2.93 (9.76) |
5.79 (14.29) |
5.35 (14.29) |
2.41 (11.68) |
0.033 |
| light |
55.8%# |
83.8% |
81.6% |
89.7% |
|
| moderate |
18.8% |
12.2% |
16.8% |
10.3% |
|
| vigorous |
25.3% |
3.9% |
1.8% |
0% |
|
| Sports |
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| total |
1.62 (3.24) |
0.63 (3.12) |
0.00 (2.30) |
0.00 (1.73) |
0.105 |
| moderate |
39.9% |
47.0% |
54.8% |
80.4% |
|
| vigorous |
60.1% |
53.0% |
43.9% |
19.6% |
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| LTPAstrenuous3 |
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| total |
0.00 (0.00) |
0.00 (1.61) |
0.00 (3.21) |
0.00 (2.41) |
0.026 |
| light |
0.0% |
5.3% |
2.2% |
5.4% |
|
| moderate |
100.0% |
87.6% |
89.9% |
94.6% |
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| vigorous |
0 % |
7.1% |
7.3% |
0% |
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| TV/PCleisure time4 |
1.21 (1.11) |
1.11 (1.33) |
1.69 (2.04) |
1.78 (1.61) |
0.004 |
| Sleeping5 |
7.90 (2.07) |
6.80 (1.24) |
6.75 (1.03) |
6.75 (1.25) |
0.332 |
| LTPAnon-reported6 |
20.77 (8.20) |
19.26 (7.72) |
19.49 (7.45) |
19.89 (6.66) |
0.325 |
| Total daily activity score |
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| MET*h/d |
36.56 (7.08) |
37.78 (6.00) |
37.20 (5.97) |
36.70 (4.95) |
0.083 |
| PALest. |
1.58 (0.31) |
1.63 (0.26) |
1.60 (0.26) |
1.58 (0.21) |
0.083 |
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| Men (n = 365) |
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| n = 10 |
n = 137 |
n = 158 |
n = 60 |
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| Median (Interquatile range) |
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| Occupation |
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| total |
3.47 (6.51) |
7.48 (13.68) |
5.09 (12.45) |
3.01 (12.28) |
0.098 |
| light |
100.0% |
60.6% |
46.0% |
61.4% |
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| moderate |
0% |
18.2% |
46.5% |
10.7% |
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| vigorous |
0% |
21.3% |
7.5% |
28.1% |
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| Sports |
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| total |
7.52 (15.67) |
1.29 (7.86) |
0.39 (3.21) |
0.00 (2.05) |
0.006 |
| moderate |
13.2% |
33.0% |
48.5% |
28.6% |
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| vigorous |
86.9% |
67.0% |
51.0% |
71.4% |
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| LTPAstrenuous3 |
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| total |
0.00 (0.00) |
0.00 (0.54) |
0.00 (2.86) |
0.29 (4.39) |
0.007 |
| light |
0% |
1.9% |
3.1% |
0.7% |
|
| moderate |
100.0% |
87.5% |
94.6% |
98.7% |
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| vigorous |
0% |
11.5% |
2.2% |
0.7% |
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| TV/PCleisure time4 |
1.46 (2.53) |
1.77 (1.62) |
2.07 (1.97) |
2.46 (1.92) |
0.001 |
| Sleeping5 |
8.21 (1.63) |
6.62 (1.13) |
6.56 (1.28) |
6.48 (0.90) |
0.040 |
| LTPAnon-reported6 |
15.80 (6.43) |
18.10 (7.45) |
18.66 (6.95) |
19.50 (7.84) |
0.413 |
| Total daily activity score |
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| MET*h/d |
37.54 (11.56) |
38.94 (8.81) |
37.19 (8.42) |
37.42 (8.92) |
0.087 |
| PALest. |
1.62 (0.50) |
1.68 (0.38) |
1.60 (0.36) |
1.61 (0.38) |
0.087 |
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1 Weighted for deviation from the underlying Bavarian population (sex, age, region) 2 Mann-Whitney U-test 3 LTPAstrenuous = strenuous leisure time physical activity 4 TV/PCleisure time (1.0 MET) 5 Sleeping (0.9 MET) 6 LTPAnon-reported = non-reported leisure time physical activity (1.75 METs), * Light (<3 METs), moderate (3–6 METs), vigorous (>6 METs) # Percentage of mean MET*h/d of the corresponding activity domain |
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Schaller et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2005 2:6 doi:10.1186/1479-5868-2-6 |
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