Table 3.

Physical activity profile of the study subjects (%)

Activity category	All	Male	Female
Inactive*	30.7	44.6	18.8
Minimally active †	43.6	23.8	60.7
Active ‡	25.7	31.7	20.5

χ ²=31.3; two-sided level of significance <0.001.

^*Not meeting criteria for minimally active or active.

^†Meeting any of the following conditions: 1) participating in 3 or more days of vigorous-intensity activity for at least 20min per day, or 2) participating in 5 or more days of moderate-intensity activity or walking for at least 30min per day, or 3) participating in 5 or more days of any combination of walking, moderate-intensity or vigorous-intensity activities achieving a minimum of at least 600 MET-min per week (MET=metabolic equivalent).

^‡Meeting either of the following criteria: 1) vigorous-intensity activity on at least 3 days achieving at least 1500 MET-min per week, or 2) taking part in 7 or more days of any combination of walking, moderate-intensity or vigorous-intensity activities achieving a minimum of at least 3000 MET-min per week.