Table 3 |
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Energy expended (MET*h/d) in activities of varying intensity among Guatemalan men, by residence-occupation1 |
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| MEN (n = 819) |
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| Agricultural-rural (n = 205) |
Nonagricultural-rural (n = 381) |
Urban (n = 233) |
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| Mean |
Median |
25th, 75th |
Mean |
Median |
25th, 75th |
Mean |
Median |
25th, 75th |
P2 |
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| Sleep |
8.3 |
8.0 |
7.5, 9.0 |
7.8 |
8.0 |
7.0, 9.0 |
7.7 |
8.0 |
7.0, 8.5 |
<0.01 |
| Occupation |
22.5 |
24.3 |
17.6, 26.6 |
20.6 |
19.9 |
15.3, 24.1 |
19.8 |
18.6 |
15.3, 24.1 |
<0.01 |
| Light |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.0, 0.0 |
11.2 |
13.3 |
0.0, 18.3 |
13.5 |
15.6 |
8.1, 21.6 |
<0.01 |
| Moderate/vigorous |
21.8 |
24.3 |
15.8, 26.6 |
9.3 |
0.0 |
0.0, 24.1 |
6.3 |
0.0 |
0.0, 6.5 |
<0.01 |
| Chores |
1.5 |
0.7 |
0.5, 1.4 |
1.9 |
1.0 |
0.6, 1.7 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
0.6, 1.6 |
<0.01 |
| Light |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.4, 0.8 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
0.6, 1.3 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
0.6, 1.3 |
<0.01 |
| Moderate/vigorous |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.0, 0.0 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.0, 0.0 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
0.0, 0.0 |
0.3 |
| Transportation |
3.2 |
2.5 |
1.5, 4.4 |
2.7 |
2.3 |
1.1, 3.9 |
2.4 |
2.0 |
1.1, 3.2 |
<0.01 |
| Riding car or bus |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0, 0.0 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
0.0, 1.8 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
0.0, 1.7 |
<0.01 |
| Walking or cycling |
3.1 |
2.5 |
1.2, 4.3 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
0.5, 2.0 |
1.4 |
0.9 |
0.3, 2.0 |
<0.01 |
| Sports/exercise3 |
1.8 |
0.0 |
0.0, 2.7 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
0.0, 0.0 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
0.0, 1.2 |
<0.01 |
| Sedentary activities |
6.6 |
6.2 |
4.6, 8.2 |
5.0 |
4.8 |
3.3, 6.4 |
5.0 |
4.8 |
3.3, 6.4 |
<0.01 |
| Total |
44.0 |
44.0 |
41.1, 47.0 |
39.2 |
37.4 |
34.0, 45.2 |
37.6 |
35.4 |
33.2, 40.1 |
<0.01 |
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1Values are mean, median, and 25th and 75th percentiles of MET*h/d expended in each activity 2Kruskal-Wallis test 3All sports or exercise reported by participants were of a vigorous intensity |
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Gregory et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:48 doi:10.1186/1479-5868-4-48 |
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