Table 4

Energy expended (MET*h/d) in activities of varying intensity among Guatemalan women, by residence1

WOMEN (n = 985)


Rural (n = 684)
 Urban (n = 301)

Mean
 Median
 25th, 75th
 Mean
 Median
 25th, 75th
 P2
Sleep
 8.5
 8.0
 8.0, 9.0
 8.3
 8.0
 7.5, 9.0
 <0.01
Occupation
 20.5
 20.8
 18.8, 22.6
 19.2
 19.7
 17.0, 22.0
 <0.01
     Light
 20.2
 20.6
 19.7, 22.4
 19.1
 19.6
 17.0, 21.9
 <0.01
     Moderate/vigorous
 0.3
 0.0
 0.0, 0.0
 0.1
 0.0
 0.0, 0.0
 0.5
Chores
 1.5
 0.8
 0.5, 1.2
 2.8
 1.2
 0.8, 2.6
 <0.01
     Light
 0.9
 0.8
 0.5, 1.1
 1.2
 1.1
 0.7, 1.5
 <0.01
     Moderate/vigorous
 0.5
 0.0
 0.0, 0.0
 1.5
 0.0
 0.0, 0.3
 <0.01
Transportation
 0.9
 0.5
 0.2, 1.1
 1.1
 0.7
 0.3, 1.3
 <0.01
     Riding car or bus
 0.1
 0.0
 0.0, 0.0
 0.3
 0.0
 0.0, 0.0
 <0.01
     Walking or cycling
 0.8
 0.5
 0.2, 1.0
 0.8
 0.6
 0.3, 1.1
 0.1
Sports/exercise3
 0.1
 0.0
 0.0, 0.0
 0.2
 0.0
 0.0, 0.0
 0.02
Sedentary activities
 2.9
 2.4
 1.7, 3.6
 3.3
 3.0
 2.0, 4.3
 0.03
Total
 34.4
 34.0
 33.2, 34.9
 34.7
 34.5
 33.5, 35.2
 <0.01

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

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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