Table 3.

Summary comparison of PAL by obesity status.

	Normal (N=62)	Overweight (N=24)	Obese (N=45)	P-value
IC	1.91 (1.77 to 1.99)	1.96 (1.87 to 2.01)	1.91 (1.80 to 2.02)	0.230
AC1	1.26 (1.21 to 1.34)	1.35 (1.26 to 1.39)	1.33 (1.24 to 1.41)	0.018
AC2	1.40 (1.31 to 1.49)	1.53 (1.41 to 1.61)	1.47 (1.39 to 1.65)	0.004
AG1	2.23 (2.00 to 2.40)	2.66 (2.46 to 2.70)	2.96 (2.67 to 3.13)	<0.001 *
AG2	2.12 (1.92 to 2.31)	2.33 (2.17 to 2.3)	2.51 (2.25 to 2.71)	<0.001 *
AG3	1.82 (1.53 to 2.02)	1.94 (1.76 to 2.01)	1.90 (1.58 to 2.08)	0.220
RT3	1.76 (1.56 to 1.96)	1.74 (1.70 to 1.96)	1.90 (1.70 to 2.23)	0.071

Values are presented as median and (interquartile range). P-values represent direct comparison of PAL values.

Abbreviations: IC, indirect calorimetry, AC, Actical; AG, Actigraph.

^*Significant at P<0.001.