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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Apr 21.
Published in final edited form as: Rev Saude Publica. 2008 Dec;42(Suppl 2):70–77. doi: 10.1590/s0034-89102008000900010

Table 1.

Leisure-time physical activity according to type and score of physical activity and stratified by gender. Pelotas, Southern Brazil, 1982 to 2004-5

Variable Men Women
n = 2.212 n = 2.084
Type of physical activity
 Walking
  Did not engage (%) 74.0% n=1636 77.6% n=1617
  Mean duration (min·wk-1)* [mean (SD)] 189 (224) n=576 150 (171) n=467
 Moderate**
  Did not engage (%) 58.4% n=1291 87.7% n=1827
  Mean duration (min·wk-1)*** [mean (SD)] 148 (182) n=921 132 (160) n=257
 Vigorous
  Did not engage (%) 51.2% n=1132 86.8% n=1808
  Mean duration (min·wk-1)****[mean (SD)] 229 (236) n=1080 235 (234) n=276
Score of physical activity***** [mean (SD) - min·wk-1] 334 (478) 112 (286)
 Percentile (min·wk-1)
  25 0 0
  50 150 0
  75 470 90
  Maximum (min·wk-1) 5040 3360
  Score percent = 0 (min·wk-1) 28.7% 64.5%
*

Those who did not engage in walking were excluded from the analysis

**

Activities other than walking

***

Those who did not engage in moderate physical activity were excluded from the analysis

****

Those who did not engage in vigorous physical activity were excluded from the analysis

*****

Score of physical activity = walking + moderate activity + (vigorous activity x 2)