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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Schizophr Res. 2009 Jan 20;108(1-3):252–257. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2008.12.006

Table 1.

Physical Activity Levels of Persons with Mental Illness by Selected Characteristics

Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity Meeting Physical Activity Guidelines
minutes/wk minutes/wk
in bouts ≥ 10 minutes
≥ 150 minutes/wk ≥ 150 minutes/wk
in bouts ≥ 10 minutes
M(SD) p M(SD) p (%) p (%) p
Total (N=55) 120.3(13.1) 24.9(5.6) 35 4
Sex 0.005 0.059 0.008 0.142
     Female (n=28) 84.9(76.7) 14.6(28.6) 18 0
     Males (n=27) 156.9(103.8) 35.6(49.5) 52 7
Race 0.205 0.446 0.260 0.937
     African American (n=26) 102.6 (107.4) 20.4 (37.9) 27 4
     Non-African American (n=29) 136.1 (93.4) 29.0 (44.3) 41 3
Age in years .020 .271 .024 .128
     < 45 years (n=29) 148.9(103.1) 30.8(38.6) 48 8
     ≥ 45 years (n=26) 88.3(80.6) 18.4(43.9) 19 0
Body Mass Index (kg/m2) .521 .614 .915 .40
     Overweight (n=14) 134.8(85.5) 20.0(25.7) 36 0
     Obese (n=41) 115.3(101.4) 26.6(45.5) 34 5