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. 2016 May 2;11(5):e0154073. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0154073

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)
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.