Association between body weight, physical activity and food choices among metropolitan transit workers

Table 3 Physical Activity By Weight Status Among 1092 Metropolitan Transit Workers

		Body Mass Index Category
	Total	< 25	>= 25 < 30	>= 30
Survey Data
N	1092	132	343	617
International Physical
Activity Questionnaire
(m (se))
Walking (mins/d)	93.3 (2.4)	103.4 (6.9)	97.4 (4.3)	88.4 (3.2)
Vigorous Activity (mins/d)	59.5 (2.1)	63.0 (6.1)^A	65.8 (3.8)^AB	55.3 (2.8)^B
Moderate Activity (mins/d)	75.0 (2.2)	79.8 (6.5)	85.2 (4.0)	68.4 (3.0)
Meets Physical Activity Recommendations (150 mins/d; %)	85.1	88.6^AB	87.4^A	82.8^B**
Sitting (hours/d)	9.3 (.13)	8.6 (.36)	8.6 (.22)	9.8 (.17)^A**
Godin Leisure Time Physical Activity
(10-min episodes per week)
(m (se))
Strenuous	1.9	2.2	2.3	1.6
	(.09)	(.25)	(.16)	(.12)^A**
Moderate	2.6	3.0	2.8	2.5
	(.11)	(.33)	(.20)	(.15)
Mild	3.5 (.14)	3.7 (.40)	3.5 (.25)	3.4 (.18)
Sweat frequency (%)
Never	24.1	24.6	23.3	24.5
Sometimes	55.1	54.1	50.2	58.0
Often	20.8	21.3^AB	26.5^A	17.5^B**
Television Viewing (hours/d)	2.0 (.04)	1.6 (.11)	1.8 (.07)	2.2 (.05)^A**
Televisions in Home (>= 4 sets; %)	31.8	23.4^A	30.4^AB	34.0^B**
Fitness Room Use
(past year; >= 1 time;%) Garage Fitness Room	29.3	27.2	28.7	30.2
Non-worksite Fitness Room	49.7	43.7	53.3	49.0
Exercise on Driving Route (past year; >= 1 time;%)	46.4	47.2	53.9	42.3
Accelerometry
N	158	28	36	94
(mins/d)(m (se))
Moderate/Vigorous	16.7 (1.2)	24.4 (2.9)^A	20.0 (2.5)^AB	15.1 (0.5)^B**
Light	232.5 (5.3)	255.5 (13.1)	248.8 (11.3)	220.0 (6.7)^A*
Inactive	342.8 (6.2)	323.1 (15.7)	337.3 (13.5)	343.8 (8.1)

Note. Means adjusted for age, gender, race, income, education and marital status. m = mean. se = standard error. mins = minutes. d = day. **p < .01 *p < .05. Different superscripts indicate significantly different means, post hoc comparison p < .05.

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