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. 2013 Mar 5;5(3):711–724. doi: 10.3390/nu5030711

Table 6.

Exercise diary in diabetic subjects on treatments and placebo at three months.

Variable Placebo Treatment p-value
(n = 43) (n = 32)
Number (%) Number (%)
How physically active is your occupation not very active 22 (51%) 12 (37.5%) 0.291
moderately active 18 (42%) 18 (56%)
very active 2 (4.6%) 0
not working 1 (2.3%) 2 (6%)
How physically active is your leisure time not very active 16 (37%) 13 (40%) 0.517
moderately active 24 (55.8%) 19 (59%)
very active 2 (4.6%) 0
How many hours per week do you spend doing housework Mean 7 9 0.529
SD (5.1) (10.6)
How often are you physically active for at least 20 min, where you become out of breath and sweat <1/week 26 (60%) 24 (75%) 0.402
1–2/week 8 (18.6%) 7 (22%)
3–4/week 4 (9.3) 0
5–6/week 1 (2.3%) 0
7–8/week 1 (2.3%) 0
>8/week 0 0
How many hours per day do you usually spend in bed (this includes time spent reading, watching television, sleeping) <1 h 5 (11.6%) 3 (9%) 0.824
1–2 h 7 (16%) 5 (16%)
3–4 h 2 (4.6%) 0
5–6 h 9 (21%) 8 (25%)
7–8 h 13 (30%) 13 (40%)
>8 h 5 (11.6%) 2 (6%)

p ≤ 0.05 significant.