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Table 3 Estimated physical activity (MET*h/d) by weight class (BMI), type and, intensity of activity.

From: Estimated physical activity in Bavaria, Germany, and its implications for obesity risk: Results from the BVS-II Study

 

Underweight (<18.5 kg/m2)

Normalweight (18.5-<25)

Overweight (25-<30)

Obese (≥30)

p-value

Type and intensity* of activity/inactivity

Women (n=528)

difference 2 obese vs. others)

 

n = 25

n = 265

n = 154

n = 84

 
 

Median (Interquatile range)

Occupation

     

   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

     

   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%

 

LTPAstrenuous 3

     

   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%

 

   vigorous

0 %

7.1%

7.3%

0%

 

TV/PCleisure time 4

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-reported 6

20.77 (8.20)

19.26 (7.72)

19.49 (7.45)

19.89 (6.66)

0.325

Total daily activity score

   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

 

Men (n = 365)

 
 

n = 10

n = 137

n = 158

n = 60

 
 

Median (Interquatile range)

 

Occupation

     

   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%

 

   moderate

0%

18.2%

46.5%

10.7%

 

   vigorous

0%

21.3%

7.5%

28.1%

 

Sports

     

   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%

 

   vigorous

86.9%

67.0%

51.0%

71.4%

 

LTPAstrenuous 3

     

   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%

 

   vigorous

0%

11.5%

2.2%

0.7%

 

TV/PCleisure time 4

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-reported 6

15.80 (6.43)

18.10 (7.45)

18.66 (6.95)

19.50 (7.84)

0.413

Total daily activity score

   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

  1. 1 Weighted for deviation from the underlying Bavarian population (sex, age, region)
  2. 2 Mann-Whitney U-test
  3. 3 LTPAstrenuous = strenuous leisure time physical activity
  4. 4 TV/PCleisure time (1.0 MET)
  5. 5 Sleeping (0.9 MET)
  6. 6 LTPAnon-reported = non-reported leisure time physical activity (1.75 METs),
  7. * Light (<3 METs), moderate (3–6 METs), vigorous (>6 METs)
  8. # Percentage of mean MET*h/d of the corresponding activity domain