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. 2011 Jun;2(2):106–116. doi: 10.5812/asjsm.34781

Table 2.

Descriptive data from different domains and intensities of the IPAQ-C

Total Women Men p Value*
Mean (SD) Median (range) Mean (SD) Median (range) Mean (SD) Median (range)
Total PA excluding sitting 5034 (7491) 2719.5 (0–78342) 4759.4 (5584.7) 3026.2 (0–36453) 5349.3 (9227.4) 2535 (0–78342) 0.4
Domains (MET-min week−1) 2683.3 (6382.9) 243.7 (0–72744) 1944 (3545.7) 0 (0–17748) 3539.8 (8511.5) 693 (0–72744) 0.004
 PA at work 514.3 (856.1) 231 (0–6426) 469.8 (781.0) 264 (0–6426) 565.9 (936.9) 198 (0-5292) 0.4
 PA during transport 1203.3 (2089.2) 360 (0–14520) 1818.4 (2542.2) 940 (0–14520) 496.9 (1025.8) 0 (0-5985) <0.001
 PA at home or in garden 1325.3 (1772.9) 759 (0–13068) 954.6 (50.4) 693 (0–4653) 1754.7 (2329.4) 957 (0–13068) 0.08
 Leisure-time PA 2028.2 (1252.2) 1920 (0–13068) 1868.0 (1177.7) 1680 (0–67200) 2213.8 (1314.8) 2220 (0–6720) 0.02
 Time spent sitting (min week−1). 2499.2 (1547.2) 2295 (0–11640) 219.5 (1286.9) 2100 (0–7140) 2855.5 (1741.8) 2550 (160–11640) 0.002
Intensities
 Vigorous PA 946.8 (3577) 0 (0–40800) 600.0 (1857.6) 0 (0–14400) 1348.5 (4843.5) 0 (0–40800) 0.06
 Moderate 2789.5 (4488.6) 1080 (0–29880) 3262.7 (4354.5) 1755 (0–29880) 2246 (4599.4) 410 (0–27840) <0.001
 Walking 1289.3 (1770.1) 701.2 (0–13068) 887.6 (12.4) 627 (0–4653) 1754.7 (2329.4) 957 (0–13068) 0.03

* P values for comparison between females and males. Student‘s t-test for mean comparisons.

IPAQ-C: International Physical Activity Questionnaire–Persian version/PA: Physical Activity/SD: standard deviation