Table 4. Correlation coefficients for physical activity level (as measured by doubly labeled water method) and duration of physical activities.

	Correlation coefficient	P value	Partial correlation coefficient	P value
Total duration of physical activity (h/day)
Light (<3 METs)	0.034	0.608	0.022	0.746
Moderate (3–5.9 METs)	0.257	<0.001	0.225	0.001
Vigorous (≥6 METs)	0.354	0.481	0.330	<0.001
Duration of leisure-time physical activity (h/day)
Light (<3 METs)	−0.018	0.790	0.008	0.910
Moderate (3–5.9 METs)	0.002	0.978	0.000	0.996
Vigorous (≥6 METs)	−0.048	0.474	−0.072	0.286
Duration of work (h/day)
Sitting	−0.064	0.337	−0.133	0.047
Standing	0.165	0.013	0.256	<0.001
Walking	0.271	<0.001	0.239	<0.001
Heavy	0.376	<0.001	0.354	<0.001

MET: metabolic equivalent; TEE: total energy expenditure.

Partial correlation coefficients are adjusted for sex and age group.