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. 2014 Sep 30;4(2):86–94. doi: 10.15280/jlm.2014.4.2.86

Table 2.

Patterns of physical activity during the past seven days

Variables Males (n = 1,239) Females (n = 1,614) Total (n = 2,853) X2 value p-value
Q1. How many days did you perform vigorous physical activity?
  1. No vigorous physical activity 1,003 (81.4) 1,397 (87.3) 2,400 (84.7) 23.431 0.001
  2. Once or twice per week 92 (7.5) 83 (5.7) 175 (6.2)
  3. Thrice or 4 times per week 58 (4.7) 64 (3.5) 122 (4.4)
  4. More than 5 times per week 79 (6.4) 57 (3.1) 136 (4.7)
Q2. How many days did you perform moderate physical activity?
  1. No moderate physical activity 895 (72.7) 1,183 (73.8) 2,078 (73.3) 8.749 0.271
  2. Once or twice per week 122 (9.9) 128 (8.0) 250 (8.8)
  3. Thrice or 4 times per week 74 (6.5) 111 (6.9) 185 (6.6)
  4. More than 5 times per week 150 (11.3) 180 (11.3) 320 (11.3)
Q3. How many days did you walk as low physical activity?
  1. No walking 231 (18.7) 470 (29.4) 701 (24.7) 55.563 < 0.001
  2. Once or twice per week 129 (10.5) 189 (11.8) 318 (11.3)
  3. Thrice or 4 times per week 204 (16.5) 262 (16.4) 466 (16.5)
  4. More than 5 times per week 669 (54.2) 680 (42.5) 1,349 (47.7)
Q4. Did you meet vigorous physical activity guidelines?1)
  1. Met the criterion 137 (11.1) 121 (8.6) 258 (9.8) 84.425 < 0.001
  2. Not met the criterion 1,102 (88.9) 1,493 (91.4) 2,595 (90.2)
Q5. Did you meet moderate physical activity guidelines?2)
  1. Met the criterion 150 (12.1) 180 (11.2) 330 (11.6) .353 0.965
  2. Not met the criterion 1,089 (87.9) 1,434 (88.8) 2,523 (88.4)
Q6. Did you meet low physical activity guidelines?3)
  1. Met the criterion 669 (54.2) 680 (42.5) 1,349 (47.3) 31.261 < 0.001
  2. Not met the criterion 570 (45.8) 934 (57.5) 1,504 (52.7)

Data are presented as n (%).

1)

20 minutes vigorous physical activity ≥ 3 times/week.

2)

30 minutes moderate physical activity ≥ 5 times/week.

3)

30 minutes walking ≥ 5 times/week.