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. 2016 Aug 17;11(8):e0160959. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0160959

Table 3. Physical activity in carbohydrate metabolism status.

NORMAL(N = 3771) PREDM/UKDM (N = 808) KDM(N = 472) * p value Age-sex-BMIadj p-value
Age (years) 45 (34–58) 61 (51–72) 66 (59–74) <0.0001 -
Male sex, n (%) 1483 (40) 404 (50) 240 (51) <0.0001 -
BMI (kg/m2) 26.6 (23.8–29.8) 30.3 (27.3–33.4) 30.2 (27.1–33.3) <0.0001 -
No physical activity at all, n (%) 248 (7) 82 (10) 68 (14)* <0.0001 <0.0001
Sedentariness, n (%) c 1392 (38) 346 (43) 207 (44) 0.0014 0.0160
Walking
Walking activity at least 10 min once a week 3308 (89) 706 (87) 391 (83) 0.0002 <0.0001
MET-min/week, median (p25th -p75th) a 594 (297–1188) 693 (297–1386) 693 (330–1386) 0.0255 0.7927
Total time, min/week,median (p25th -p75th) a 180 (90–360) 210 (90–420) 210 (100–420) 0.0255 0.7926
Moderate and Vigorous Physical Activity (MVPA)
MVPA at least once a week 1703 (46) 274 (34) 135 (29) <0.0001 0.0258
MET-min/week, median (p25th -p75th) b 960 (480–2320) 960 (480–1920) 960 (400–1920) 0.0929 0.2132
Total time, min/week,median (p25th -p75th) b 180 (90–420) 180 (90–420) 240 (90–360) 0.9965 0.2705
Total MET-min/week median (p25th -p75th) 932 (358–2020) 718 (297–1615) 693 (231–1628) <0.0001 0.1544
Total PA min/week,median (p25th -p75th) 230 (100–480) 210 (80–433) 210 (70–450) 0.0014 0.2770
> 1000 MET-min/week of physical activity (%) 1719 (46) 344 (43) 189 (40) 0.0101 0.1771

Data are number of individuals and percentage or median and interquartile range. P-values for groups differences before (*) and after () adjustment for age, sex, and BMI (body mass index) are given. NORMAL: normal glucose metabolism; PREDM/UKDM: prediabetes and unknown diabetes; KDM: known diabetes

a Data from individuals walking at least 10 minutes once a week

b Data from individuals performing MVPA at least once a week

c No difference between PREDM/UKDM and KDM (p = 0.72)