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. 2015 Aug 31;71(1):234. doi: 10.4102/sajp.v71i1.234

TABLE 6.

Correlation between demographics and physical activities.

Demographic Variables n Pearson correlation and p value
      Vigorous work Moderate work Walking or cycling to and from work Vigorous sport and recreation Moderate sport and recreation Time spent sitting and reclining
Gender Male 18 r = 0.197 r = −0.095 r = 0.011 r = 0.257 r = 0.093 r = 0.125
Female 91 p = 0.040 p = 0.327 p = 0.907 p = 0.007 p = 0.034 p = 0.196
Age < 40 44 r = −0.407 r = −0.382 r = 0.054 r = 0.073 r = 0.097 r = 0.252
≥ 40 65 p = 0.000 p = 0.000 p = 0.578 p = 0.450 p = 0.314 p = 0.009
Race White 9
Black 8 r = 0.005 r = 0.124 r = 0.063 r = 0.103 r = 0.005 r = 0.078
Indian 8 p = 0.959 p = 0.198 p = 0.518 p = 0.286 p = 0.960 p = 0.420
Mixed race 3
Work experience ≤ 5 years 59 r = 0.027 r = −0.045 r = 0.103 r = 0.029 r = 0.046 r = −0.143
> 5 years 50 p = 0.778 p = 0.640 p = 0.288 p = 0.766 p = 0.633 p = 0.138

N = 109.