Table 1. Aerobic capacity and objective SenseWear activity data across occupational groups (n = 303).
Low-intensity group (n = 101) | Moderate-intensity group (n = 102) | High-intensity group (n = 100) | |||||
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N | % | N | % | N | % | p-value | |
Males | 54 | 53 | 41 | 40 | 95 | 95 | <0.001 |
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
Age | |||||||
[yrs] | 38 | 11 | 35 | 12 | 27 | 12 | <0.001 |
BMI | |||||||
[kg/m2] | 24 | 3 | 24 | 4 | 25 | 3 | 0.121 |
VO2max | |||||||
[ml/kg/min] | 39 | 10 | 38 | 9 | 43 | 8 | <0.001 |
EE | |||||||
Workday [kcal] | 2276 | 441 | 2564 | 852 | 3563 | 682 | <0.001 |
Work-time [kcal] | 1050 | 282 | 1251 | 336 | 2157 | 461 | <0.001 |
Leisure-time [kcal] | 1227 | 334 | 1313 | 740 | 1406 | 455 | 0.002 |
Non-working day [kcal] | 2147 | 831 | 1981 | 544 | 2333 | 667 | 0.001 |
METs | |||||||
Workday | 2.0 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 0.5 | <0.001 |
Work-time | 1.7 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 0.6 | <0.001 |
Leisure-time | 2.4 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.106 |
Non-working day | 2.1 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.868 |
MPA | |||||||
Workday [min] | 156 | 70 | 215 | 107 | 405 | 135 | <0.001 |
Work-time [min] | 52 | 42 | 109 | 78 | 294 | 109 | <0.001 |
Leisure-time [min] | 105 | 46 | 107 | 55 | 111 | 49 | 0.559 |
Non-working day [min] | 174 | 90 | 170 | 103 | 191 | 121 | 0.623 |
HPA | |||||||
Workday [min] | 10 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 28 | 22 | <0.001 |
Work-time [min] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 18 | <0.001 |
Leisure-time [min] | 9 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 0.780 |
Non-working day [min] | 11 | 15 | 10 | 23 | 13 | 17 | 0.147 |
VHPA | |||||||
Workday [min] | 2.3 | 5.4 | 2.1 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 5.5 | 0.339 |
Work-time [min] | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 0.001 |
Leisure-time [min] | 2.4 | 5.5 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 5.1 | 0.040 |
Non-working day [min] | 2.0 | 5.9 | 2.5 | 7.3 | 1.9 | 9.0 | 0.688 |
Steps | |||||||
Workday | 9777 | 3105 | 11’674 | 3661 | 15’057 | 4197 | <0.001 |
Work-time | 3650 | 1760 | 5824 | 2514 | 10’131 | 3804 | <0.001 |
Leisure-time | 6127 | 2885 | 5850 | 2474 | 4926 | 2243 | 0.002 |
Non-working day | 8764 | 3808 | 9212 | 4507 | 9039 | 9089 | 0.181 |
BMI, body mass index; EE, energy expenditure; METs, metabolic equivalents; MPA / HPA / VHPA, physical activity duration at moderate (3–6 METs) / high (6–9 METs) / very high (≥9 METs) intensity; SD, standard deviation; VO2max, maximal oxygen uptake during 20-meter shuttle run test. Significant p-values are highlighted in bold.