Table 2.
Participation in physical activity, median and IQR (inter-quartile range), as measured: by accelerometer; by physical activity questionnaire from the second administration (PAQ2); by physical activity log (PA-log).
| Total (N=545) | Men (N=271) | Women (N=274) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median | IQR | Median | IQR | Median | IQR | p-value* | ||||
| Accelerometer† | ||||||||||
| Total physical activity (ct/min/day) | 264.0 | 205.8, | 334.9 | 258.1 | 201.5, | 336.0 | 271.5 | 208.5, | 333.3 | 0.55 |
| Moderate-to-vigorous activity (min/day) | 79.5 | 57.2, | 105.7 | 78.1 | 54.6, | 104.5 | 81.2 | 58.3, | 107.5 | 0.43 |
| Light activity (min/day) | 236.7 | 197.4, | 277.0 | 227.1 | 192.6, | 263.8 | 244.1 | 206.9, | 294.7 | <0.001 |
| Sedentary behavior (min/day) | 507.8 | 448.6, | 568.1 | 517.4 | 462.0, | 584.4 | 498.3 | 437.5, | 556.5 | 0.002 |
| PAQ2‡ | ||||||||||
| Total physical activity (MET-hr/day) | 15.6 | 11.7, | 21.5 | 14.2 | 10.2, | 20.3 | 16.8 | 13.1, | 22.4 | <0.001 |
| Moderate-to-vigorous activity (min/day) | 93.7 | 58.2, | 147.8 | 82.8 | 48.0, | 136.0 | 100.7 | 64.4, | 153.8 | 0.003 |
| Light activity (min/day) | 169.5 | 106.4, | 236.5 | 132.0 | 78.8, | 236.5 | 177.3 | 118.2, | 248.3 | <0.001 |
| Sedentary behavior (min/day) | 344.8 | 248.3, | 466.3 | 356.7 | 271.9, | 496.6 | 325.1 | 241.7, | 433.5 | 0.01 |
| Walking (min/day) | 59.1 | 24.6, | 88.7 | 43.3 | 16.3, | 73.9 | 59.1 | 29.6, | 88.7 | <0.001 |
| Household activity (min/day) | 54.9 | 42.2, | 67.6 | 47.9 | 35.9, | 63.3 | 59.1 | 47.1, | 73.3 | <0.001 |
| Occupational activity (min/day)¶ | 118.2 | 43.3, | 216.7 | 118.2 | 43.3, | 216.7 | 130.0 | 51.2, | 237.4 | 0.37 |
| Occupational activity, with sitting (min/day)¶ | 346.8 | 260.1, | 354.7 | 346.8 | 260.1, | 354.7 | 346.8 | 274.0, | 354.7 | 0.39 |
| Active transport (min/day)¥ | 3.3 | 0.0, | 28.9 | 13.1 | 0.0, | 29.6 | 0.0 | 0.0, | 21.7 | <0.001 |
| Cycling (min/day) | 0.0 | 0.0, | 19.7 | 2.0 | 0.0, | 29.6 | 0.0 | 0.0, | 3.9 | <0.001 |
| Leisure-time activity (min/day) | 0.0 | 0.0, | 14.8 | 0.0 | 0.0, | 7.9 | 0.0 | 0.0, | 24.6 | 0.07 |
| PAQ1‡ | ||||||||||
| Total physical activity (MET-hr/day) | 16.0 | 11.6, | 21.9 | 15.2 | 10.5, | 21.6 | 16.9 | 13.1, | 21.9 | 0.01 |
| Moderate-to-vigorous activity (min/day) | 87.1 | 52.2, | 130.5 | 75.4 | 44.7, | 127.3 | 90.9 | 61.5, | 133.2 | 0.02 |
| Light activity (min/day) | 177.3 | 118.2, | 273.6 | 169.5 | 103.4, | 261.1 | 192.1 | 147.8, | 295.6 | <0.001 |
| Sedentary behavior (min/day) | 333.1 | 240.4, | 443.4 | 354.7 | 246.3, | 474.9 | 317.2 | 239.1, | 419.0 | 0.03 |
| Walking (min/day) | 53.7 | 24.3, | 88.7 | 41.2 | 15.8, | 82.8 | 59.1 | 29.6, | 88.7 | <0.001 |
| Household activity (min/day) | 51.6 | 38.6, | 67.6 | 46.4 | 33.8, | 63.3 | 55.5 | 45.6, | 69.8 | <0.001 |
| Occupational activity (min/day)¶ | 151.7 | 65.0, | 216.7 | 155.5 | 86.7, | 216.7 | 138.9 | 51.7, | 243.4 | 0.73 |
| Occupational activity, with sitting (min/day)¶ | 346.8 | 281.8, | 354.7 | 346.8 | 281.7, | 354.7 | 346.8 | 270.9, | 352.5 | 0.33 |
| Active transport (min/day)¥ | 8.5 | 0.0, | 29.6 | 14.4 | 0.0, | 29.6 | 0.0 | 0.0, | 28.9 | 0.001 |
| Cycling (min/day) | 0.0 | 0.0, | 24.6 | 5.3 | 0.0, | 29.6 | 0.0 | 0.0, | 9.9 | <0.001 |
| Leisure-time activity (min/day) | 0.0 | 0.0, | 29.6 | 0.0 | 0.0, | 15.8 | 0.0 | 0.0, | 29.6 | 0.07 |
| PA-logठ| ||||||||||
| Total physical activity (MET-hr/day) | 12.7 | 9.5, | 16.9 | 11.6 | 8.4, | 15.3 | 13.7 | 10.7, | 17.8 | <0.001 |
| Moderate-to-vigorous activity (min/day) | 97.9 | 65.9, | 138.6 | 92.4 | 56.5, | 137.2 | 102.9 | 72.0, | 141.0 | 0.02 |
| Light activity (min/day) | 194.2 | 139.1, | 249.9 | 162.7 | 122.3, | 235.0 | 215.4 | 172.7, | 264.6 | <0.001 |
| Sedentary behavior (min/day) | 425.0 | 346.6, | 520.0 | 436.1 | 363.6, | 542.9 | 405.7 | 319.5, | 497.3 | 0.002 |
| Walking (min/day) | 36.3 | 20.3, | 56.8 | 35.2 | 17.1, | 54.1 | 38.4 | 23.6, | 59.0 | 0.04 |
| Household activity (min/day) | 158.4 | 101.8, | 225.5 | 113.1 | 73.2, | 166.3 | 203.7 | 154.5, | 258.3 | <0.001 |
| Occupational activity (min/day)¶ | 125.89§ | 67.8, | 198.9 | 135.8 | 79.0, | 195.3 | 109.3 | 63.5, | 202.9 | 0.30 |
| Occupational activity, with sitting (min/day)¶ | 321.7§ | 273.9, | 368.5 | 328.0 | 286.1, | 370.1 | 310.1 | 263.7, | 367.2 | 0.10 |
| Active transport (min/day)¥ | 0.0 | 0.0, | 15.3 | 0.0 | 0.0, | 17.9 | 0.0 | 0.0, | 13.6 | 0.07 |
| Cycling (min/day) | 0.0 | 0.0, | 16.4 | 4.0 | 0.0, | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.0, | 6.8 | <0.001 |
| Leisure-time activity (min/day) | 15.0 | 0.0, | 40.8 | 14.0 | 0.0, | 36.4 | 16.1 | 0.0, | 44.5 | 0.26 |
p-value from Kruskal-Wallis test for the difference in participation in physical activity by gender.
Time spent in various intensities of activity from accelerometer: moderate-to-vigorous activity ≥760 ct/min; light activity 100 ct/min-759 ct/min; sedentary behavior.
Time spent in various intensities of activity as reported on PAQ1, PAQ2 and the PA-log: moderate-to-vigorous activity >3.0 METs; light activity 2.0–3.0 METs; sedentary behavior.
Among employed participants.
Active transport includes walking or cycling for work or getting about.
p-value from Wilcoxon sign-rank test for the difference in participation in physical activity subcomponents from accelerometer with PAQ1, PAQ2 and with the PA-log <0.05 for all physical activity variables except occupational activity.