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. 2019 Sep 19;16(18):3498. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16183498

Table 5.

Physical activity rates in the diabetes and the control groups depending on sex.

Physical Activity Rates/Data from 7-Day Study Diabetes Group (n = 215)
Girls (n = 119) Boys (n = 96) Mean Difference (Girls/Boys) −95% CI 95% CI t/Z p Value
Mean SD Mean SD
SEDENTARY [min] 3760.5 ±1145.6 3576.0 ±1152.6 184.5 175.3 193.7 1.42 0.155
LIGHT (LPA) [min] 1014.5 ±356.7 1085.4 ±396.8 70.9 67.3 74.4 −1.04 0.298
MODERATE (MPA) [min] 245.6 ±160.1 266.2 ±156.9 20.6 19.5 21.6 −1.50 0.134
VIGOROUS (VPA) [min] 216.7 ±255.4 251.4 ±263.4 34.6 32.9 36.4 −1.73 0.083
% SEDENTARY 71.4 ±12.5 68.9 ±12.0 2.5 2.4 2.7 2.45 0.014 *
% LIGHT (LPA) 19.5 ±6.1 21.2 ±6.4 1.6 1.6 1.7 2.09 0.036 *
% MODERATE (MPA) 4.8 ±3.1 5.2 ±2.8 0.4 0.3 0.4 −1.74 0.081
% VIGOROUS (VPA) 4.3 ±5.0 4.8 ±4.9 0.5 0.5 0.6 −1.93 0.054
TOTAL MVPA 62.4 ±405.5 517.6 ±408.5 55.2 52.5 58.0 −1.87 0.062
% MVPA 9.1 ±7.9 9.9 ±7.3 0.9 0.8 0.9 2.07 0.038 *
Mean MVPA/day 72.1 ±61.0 81.2 ±62.0 9.0 8.6 9.5 2.04 0.041 *
Physical Activity Rates/Data from 7-Day Study Control Group (n = 115)
Girls (n = 50) Boys (n = 65) Mean Difference (Girls/Boys) −95% CI 95% CI t/Z p Value
Mean SD Mean SD
SEDENTARY [min] 3598.8 ±818.4 3577.7 ±949.2 21.1 20.0 22.1 0.13 0.900
LIGHT (LPA) [min] 1039.2 ±322.4 1068.2 ±307.7 29.0 27.5 30.4 −0.49 0.624
MODERATE (MPA) [min] 263.1 ±83.6 272.3 ±84.2 9.2 8.7 9.6 0.10 0.919
VIGOROUS (VPA) [min] 212.2 ±98.6 206.9 ±106.3 5.3 5.1 5.6 0.78 0.438
% SEDENTARY 70.1 ±8.1 69.3 ±8.2 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.32 0.750
% LIGHT (LPA) 20.5 ±6.2 21.2 ±5.8 0.6 0.6 0.6 −0.52 0.602
% MODERATE (MPA) 5.2 ±1.6 5.5 ±2.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 −0.05 0.957
% VIGOROUS (VPA) 4.1 ±1.9 4.1 ±2.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.17 0.866
TOTAL MVPA 475.3 ±154.2 479.2 ±163.6 3.9 3.7 4.1 0.32 0.748
% MVPA 9.4 ±2.9 9.6 ±3.6 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.18 0.859
Mean MVPA/day 75.1 ±32.4 77.4 ±27.2 2.4 2.3 2.5 0.07 0.944

n—Number of participants; Me—median; Z score = result of Mann–Whitney U-Test; CL—confidence interval; SD—standard deviation; p value—probability level; *** p < 0.001, ** p < 0.01, * p < 0.05; bold values—statistically significant.