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. 2016 Aug 4;2016:9405105. doi: 10.1155/2016/9405105

Table 1.

Gender-specific MET quintiles for each domain of physical activity (Maracaibo, Venezuela, 2015).

MET quintiles  Females  Males
Work
domain
Lower limit Upper limit Lower limit Upper limit

Very low 33.00 385.99 33.00 714.99
Low 386.00 1201.49 715.00 2042.09
Moderate 1201.50 2751.59 2042.10 3578.39
High 2751.60 4546.79 3578.40 6495.59
Very high 4546.80 4546.80

Transport
domain
Lower limit Upper limit Lower limit Upper limit

Very low 33.00 131.99 33.00 164.99
Low 132.00 230.99 165.00 257.49
Moderate 231.50 346.49 247.50 521.09
High 346.50 700.79 521.10 1385.99
Very high 700.80 1386.00

Household
domain
Lower limit Upper limit Lower limit Upper limit

Very low 30.00 539.99 30.00 269.99
Low 540.00 1139.99 270.00 629.99
Moderate 1140.00 1919.99 630.00 1084.99
High 1920.00 3779.99 1085.00 2429.99
Very high 3780.00 2430.00

Leisure
domain
Lower limit Upper limit Lower limit Upper limit

Very low 33.00 230.99 33.00 296.99
Low 321.00 445.49 297.00 791.99
Moderate 445.50 742.49 792.00 1532.39
High 742.50 1798.79 1532.40 2879.99
Very high 1798.80 2880.00

Obtained from IPAQ scoring. Subjects with 0 MET were excluded from quintiles and classified separately as inactive.