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Published in final edited form as: Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2010 Nov;42(11):1995–2005. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3181e054f0

Table 4.

Self-reported leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) by categories of BMI, sex, race/ethnicity, age, fitness, diabetes treatment, and cardiovascular disease history.

Variable Categories Energy Expenditure (kcal/wk) Median (25th, 75th Percentiles) N Sweat Episodes per Week Median (25th, 75th Percentiles) N
BMI 25.0 to <27.0 kg/m2 686.0 (224.0, 1515) N=46 1.0 (0.0, 3.0) N=46
27.0 to <30.0 kg/m2 644.0 (168.0, 1500) N=235 1.0 (0.0, 4.0) N=234
30.0 to <35.0 kg/m2 640.5 (168.0, 1417) N=716 1.0 (0.0, 3.0) N=714
35.0 to <40.0 kg/m2 514.8 (112.0, 1064) N=616 1.0 (0.0, 3.0) N=615
≥40 kg/m2 280.0 (56.0, 784.0) N=522 0.0 (0.0, 2.5) N=520
p-value <.0001 <.0001
Sex Men 672.0 (196.0, 1490) N=911 1.0 (0.0, 3.0) N=907
Women 392.0 (100.0, 944.0) N=1225 0.0 (0.0, 3.0) N=1223
p-value <.0001 <.0001
Race/Ethnicity African American/Black 392.0 (100.0, 840.0) N=401 0.0 (0.0, 3.0) N=400
White 532.0 (140.0, 1316) N=1554 1.0 (0.0, 3.0) N=1550
Hispanic 392.0 (84.0, 1316) N=107 1.0 (0.0, 3.0) N=106
Other/Mixed/Missing 640.5 (112.0, 1200) N=74 0.0 (0.0, 3.0) N=74
p-value 0.0004 0.0919
Age <50 years 524.0 (112.0, 1008) N=207 1.0 (0.0, 3.0) N=207
50 to <60 years 504.0 (140.0, 1224) N=960 1.0 (0.0, 3.0) N=958
60 to <70 years 468.0 (112.0, 1200) N=807 1.0 (0.0, 3.0) N=803
≥70 years 528.5 (112.0, 1359) N=162 0.0 (0.0, 3.0) N=162
p-value 0.7388 0.6926
Fitness <6 METs 226.0 (56.0, 747.5) N=644 0.0 (0.0, 2.0) N=642
6 to <9 METs 505.5 (140.0, 1064) N=875 1.0 (0.0, 3.0) N=874
8 to <10 METs 728.0 (196.0, 1515) N=435 1.0 (0.0, 3.0) N=433
≥10 METs 1310 (560.0, 2263) N=180 3.0 (0.0, 4.0) N=179
p-value <.0001 <.0001
Diabetes Medication No Glucose Lowering Medication 616.0 (168.0, 1304) N=267 1.0 (0.0, 4.0) N=267
Glucose Lowering Medication (Not including insulin or thiazolidinedione) 476.0 (112.0, 1205) N=964 1.0 (0.0, 3.0) N=960
Thiazolidinedione 449.0 (112.0, 1132) N=478 1.0 (0.0, 3.0) N=478
Insulin Alone 434.5 (140.0, 1008) N=86 1.0 (0.0, 3.0) N=86
Insulin plus glucose lowering medication (Not including thiazolidinedione) 426.0 (112.0, 1023) N=152 1.0 (0.0, 3.0) N=150
Insulin plus thiazolidinedione 561.0 (112.0, 1393) N=156 0.0 (0.0, 3.0) N=156
p-value 0.1434 0.3277
Cardiovascular Disease History No 477.0 (112.0, 1182) N=1808 1.0 (0.0, 3.0) N=1804
Yes 479.0 (112.0, 1344) N=328 1.0 (0.0, 3.0) N=326
p-value 0.9086 0.1849