Table 3.
Mean values of physical activity (MET-hours/week) and sedentary behaviour (hours/day) for men and women according to BMI status, NHMS 2015
| Variable | BMI status | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal-weight | Overweight/Obese | |||||
| Men | Women | p-valuea | Men | Women | p-valuea | |
| Physical activity, MET-hours/week (95%CI) | ||||||
| Walking | 8.7 (7.8–9.6) | 6.5 (5.8–7.2) | < 0.001 | 8.5 (7.7–9.2) | 6.4 (5.9–6.9) | < 0.001 |
| Moderate-intensity PA | 13.9 (12.5–15.2) | 14.4 (13.3–15.4) | 0.768 | 12.9 (11.7–14.1) | 16.0 (14.9–17.0) | < 0.001 |
| Vigorous-intensity PA | 48.4 (42.5–54.3) | 10.1 (8.4–11.8) | < 0.001 | 34.4 (31.5–37.4)*** | 9.6 (8.4–10.8) | < 0.001 |
| Total PA | 70.8 (64.0–77.6) | 30.9 (28.7–33.2) | < 0.001 | 55.1 (51.7–58.5)*** | 31.9 (30.0–33.8) | < 0.001 |
| Sedentary behaviour, hours/day (95% CI) | 4.0 (3.9–4.2) | 4.2 (4.1–4.4) | 0.133 | 4.1 (4.0–4.3) | 4.1 (3.9–4.3) | 0.122 |
a p-value for the differences between men and women in each BMI group using t-test
***p< 0.001, compared with normal weight group, within sex