Table 3.
Time spent on physical and sedentary activities and energy expenditure among Moroccan adolescents aged 15·0–19·9 years, ATLS (Arab Teens Lifestyle Study), March 2011
| Males (n 325) | Females (n 344) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median | IQR | Median | IQR | P value* | |
| Duration (h/week) | |||||
| Total physical activity | 11·2 | 7·6–17·0 | 8·1 | 5·0–12·7 | 0·000 |
| Moderate physical activity | 3·3 | 2·0–5·3 | 5·8 | 3·3–10·3 | 0·000 |
| Vigorous physical activity | 6·8 | 4·0–11·1 | 1·7 | 0·9–2·5 | 0·000 |
| Sedentary activity (television viewing and computer use) | 4·5 | 3·0–6·5 | 4·5 | 2·6–6·5 | 0·702 |
| Energy expenditure (MET-min/week) | |||||
| Total physical activity | 4064·7 | 2708·8–6268·3 | 2183·9 | 1429·1–3197·0 | 0·000 |
| Moderate physical activity | 705·0 | 432·0–1225·0 | 1200·0 | 675·0–1990·0 | 0·000 |
| Vigorous physical activity | 3194·7 | 1903·3–5159·7 | 811·6 | 437·3–1212·3 | 0·000 |
IQR, interquartile range (25th–75th percentile); MET, metabolic equivalent of task.
*
The Mann–Whitney U test was used to compare medians between males and females.