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. 2012 Sep 25;12:823. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-823

Table 4.

Mean body mass index, percent body fat and waist circumference of women by physical activity levels

	Mean BMI (SD)	Mean% body fat (SD)	Mean WC (SD)
Mean	27.9 (5.3)	39.5 (7.6)	86.9 (13.5)
PAL	P <0.001^c	P = 0.004^b	0.040^a
High	27.0 (5.1)	38.6 (7.1)	85.4 (12.9)
Moderate	28.4 (5.6)	39.5 (7.3)	88.6 (13.8)
Low	29.9 (4.9)	42.1 (8.5)	89.6 (14.1)
Sedentary time	P = 0.014^a	P = 0.126	P = 0.137
< 5 hours/day	27.2 (5.4)	39.5 (7.5)	86.5 (13.7)
5-10	27.7 (5.1)	38.8 (7.5)	85.9 (13.2)
>10	29.4 (5.1)	41.1 (7.9)	89.7 (13.4)

BMI = body mass index; WC = waist circumference; SD = standard deviation; PAL = physical activity level.

^a Significant differences at p <0.05; ^b Significant differences at p <0.01; ^c Significant differences at p <0.001.