TABLE 5.
Activity energy expenditure (AEE) and physical activity level (PAL) by tertile of weight change1
| Adjusted AEE (MJ/d) |
PAL (TEE/REE) |
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| Tertiles of weight change (kg/y) | Nigeria | United States | Nigeria | United States |
| <−0.18 | 3.26 ± 1.28 | 3.07 ± 0.99 | 1.73 ± 0.28 | 1.73 ± 0.20 |
| −0.18 to 1.27 | 3.36 ± 1.05 | 2.93 ± 1.27 | 1.78 ± 0.23 | 1.69 ± 0.26 |
| >1.27 | 3.52 ± 1.64 | 3.30 ± 0.85 | 1.81 ± 0.35 | 1.78 ± 0.16 |
1
All values are mean ± SD; n = 148 Nigerian and 172 US women. TEE, total energy expenditure; REE, resting energy expenditure. All comparisons across tertiles of weight change within site were nonsignifiicant (ANOVA).