Table 2.
Physical activity characteristics in females (n = 351) and males (n = 292) according to level of physical activity, nature of physical activity, and sedentary activity characteristics.
| Physical activity characteristic | Females | Males | p-value |
| Level (%) | |||
| Sedentary activities (1 MET) | |||
| More than 75 hours/week | 14.0 | 11.6 | |
| >70–75 hours/week | 32.5 | 33.2 | |
| >65–70 hours/week | 23.9 | 18.5 | 0.283 |
| >60 to 65 hours/week | 22.2 | 26.4 | |
| 60 hours/week or less | 7.4 | 10.3 | |
| Light activities (>1–3 METs) | |||
| More than 95 hours/week | 12.5 | 14.0 | |
| >90–95 hours/week | 16.8 | 14.0 | |
| >80–90 hours/week | 47.6 | 37.7 | 0.003 |
| >70–80 hours/week | 18.0 | 22.3 | |
| 70 hours/week or less | 5.1 | 12.0 | |
| Moderate activities (>3–6 METs) | |||
| More than 18 hours/week | 10.3 | 12.7 | |
| >12–18 hours/week | 18.2 | 13.0 | |
| >5–12 hours/week | 53.3 | 42.1 | <0.0001 |
| >3–5 hours/week | 11.4 | 15.8 | |
| 3 hours/week or less | 6.8 | 16.4 | |
| Vigorous activities (> 6 METs) | |||
| More than 8 hours/week | 8.3 | 29.4 | |
| >4–8 hours/week | 18.2 | 29.4 | |
| >2–4 hours/week | 25.1 | 15.8 | <0.0001 |
| >0–2 hours/week | 32.5 | 15.5 | |
| 0 hours/week | 15.9 | 9.9 | |
| Nature (%) | |||
| Dynamic activities | |||
| More than 40 hours/week | 8.0 | 5.1 | |
| >30–40 hours/week | 19.9 | 18.5 | |
| >20–30 hours/week | 50.2 | 42.8 | <0.0001 |
| >15–20 hours/week | 16.5 | 15.1 | |
| 15 hours/week or less | 5.4 | 18.5 | |
| Static activities | |||
| More than 155 hours/week | 1.7 | 8.2 | |
| >145–155 hours/week | 31.1 | 30.1 | |
| >135–145 hours/week | 43.0 | 41.8 | 0.002 |
| >130–135 hours/week | 10.8 | 10.6 | |
| 130 hours/week or less | 13.4 | 9.3 | |
| Lying | |||
| More than 90 hours/week | 9.7 | 9.9 | |
| >80–90 hours/week | 21.6 | 27.4 | |
| >70–80 hours/week | 45.9 | 36.0 | 0.157 |
| >65–70 hours/week | 14.2 | 17.5 | |
| 65 hours/week or less | 8.6 | 9.2 | |
| Sitting | |||
| More than 70 hours/week | 10.8 | 17.8 | |
| >60–70 hours/week | 26.2 | 31.2 | |
| >50–60 hours/week | 34.5 | 28.4 | 0.016 |
| >40–50 hours/week | 18.0 | 16.4 | |
| 40 hours/week or less | 10.5 | 6.2 | |
| Standing | |||
| More than 20 hours/week | 12.2 | 2.0 | |
| >15–20 hours/week | 24.5 | 9.6 | <0.0001 |
| >10–15 hours/week | 40.2 | 29.8 | |
| >5–10 hours/week | 19.7 | 41.1 | |
| 5 hours/week or less | 3.4 | 17.5 | |
| Sedentary activities (%) | |||
| Time watching TV | |||
| More than 32 hours/week | 7.1 | 13.7 | |
| >23–32 hours/week | 12.5 | 19.5 | |
| >10–23 hours/week | 49.9 | 45.6 | 0.001 |
| >6–10 hours/week | 19.1 | 12.3 | |
| 10 hours/week or less | 11.4 | 8.9 | |
| Total reading time | |||
| More than 4 hours/week | 18.5 | 18.5 | |
| >2–4 hours/week | 22.8 | 17.1 | |
| >1–2 hours/week | 17.6 | 17.8 | 0.115 |
| >0–1 hours/week | 19.7 | 17.5 | |
| 0 hours/week | 21.4 | 29.1 | |
| Time at computer | |||
| More than 12 hours/week | 17.1 | 26.0 | |
| >6–12 hours/week | 23.6 | 23.3 | |
| >3–6 hours/week | 23.1 | 19.5 | 0.072 |
| >0–3 hours/week | 25.1 | 22.9 | |
| 0 hours/week | 11.7 | 8.2 | |
| Total IT time (TV + computer) | |||
| More than 46 hours/week | 3.1 | 17.5 | |
| >35–46 hours/week | 10.5 | 19.2 | |
| >18–35 hours/week | 52.2 | 46.9 | <0.0001 |
| >12–18 hours/week | 18.5 | 10.9 | |
| 12 hours/week or less | 15.7 | 5.5 |