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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Sep 22.
Published in final edited form as: Obesity (Silver Spring). 2008 Jan;16(1):153–161. doi: 10.1038/oby.2007.6

Table 3.

Physical activity characteristics of NWCR entrants: 1993–2004

1993–2004
P value
M F All
Total kilocalories per week 2,903 ± 2,509 2,532 ± 2,156 2,621 ± 2,252 <0.001
Stairs 184 ± 204 171 ± 211 174 ± 209   0.097
Blocks 763 ± 968 755 ± 918 757 ± 930   0.829
Light 155 ± 537 168 ± 544 165 ± 542   0.522
Medium    692 ± 1,296    613 ± 1,000    632 ± 1,079   0.059
Heavy 1,114 ± 1,648  822 ± 1,439***    892 ± 1,479 <0.001

Data reported as mean ± s.d. Total kilocalories and component kilocalories excluding eight participants with Paffenbarger total kcal/week >23,000, kcal/week stairs >10,000, blocks >7,000, light activity >10,000, medium activity >15,000 or heavy activity >20,000.