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. 2020 Aug 2;17(15):5575. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17155575

Table 2.

Comparison of physical activity, food consumption, sleep, and quality of life between men and women.

Total
(N = 2289)
Male
(N = 1176)
Female
(N = 1113)
t-Test
Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) p-Value
SB (hours/day)
Sitting 7.4 ± 3.4 7.5 ± 3.3 7.3 ± 3.4 0.135
Lying down 9.2 ± 3.7 9.3 ± 4.2 9.1 ± 3.0 0.245
Exercise (Kcal/day) 287.8 ± 551.2 299.8 ± 607.6 275.1 ± 484.6 0.284
Daily activity (Kcal/day) 116.2 ± 150.8 110.4 ± 151.4 122.4 ± 149.9 0.057
Diets (g/day)
Whole grain 246.1 ± 244.5 284.4 ± 282.9 205.5 ± 187.5 <0.001
Meat products 104.9 ± 115.9 120.8 ± 133.1 88.1 ± 91.6 <0.001
Vegetables and Fruits 131.6 ± 93.5 126.4 ± 94.8 137.1 ± 91.9 0.227
PSQI 3.8 ± 2.4 3.6 ± 2.4 4.0 ± 2.4 <0.001
Sleep quality 0.96 ± 0.6 0.94 ± 0.6 0.98 ± 0.6 0.096
Sleep latency 1.05 ± 0.9 0.98 ± 0.9 1.13 ± 0.9 <0.001
Sleep duration 0.32 ± 0.6 0.32 ± 0.6 0.31 ± 0.6 0.866
Habitual sleep efficiency 0.48 ± 0.9 0.41 ± 0.8 0.56 ± 0.9 <0.001
Use of sleep medications 0.07 ± 0.4 0.08 ± 0.4 0.07 ± 0.3 0.341
Daytime impairments 0.93 ± 0.9 0.88 ± 0.9 0.99 ± 0.9 0.002
QoL (score)
Overall perception of QoL 3.6 ± 0.9 3.6 ± 0.9 3.6 ± 0.9 0.483
Satisfaction with health 3.6 ± 0.9 3.7 ± 0.9 3.6 ± 0.9 0.067
Physical 54.6 ± 13.2 54.7 ± 13.7 54.5 ± 12.7 0.736
Psychological 57.2 ± 13.9 56.9 ± 14.2 57.5 ± 13.6 0.315
Social relationships 69.8 ± 19.5 70.2 ± 20.6 69.4 ± 18.3 0.315
Environmental 69.8 ± 16.7 70.5 ± 17.0 69.1 ± 16.4 0.038
QoL (summed global score) 188.9 ± 40.4 189.2 ± 42.2 188.6 ± 38.4 0.749

Notes: Daily activity includes light activity (e.g., lifting light objects, cleaning, and scrubbing windows), vigorous daily activity (e.g., lifting heavy objects, dragging floors, and holding or carrying children). Whole grains include rice, steamed buns, steamed stuffed buns, noodles, and coarse grains. Meat products include pork, beef, fish, poultry, and eggs. Vegetables include leafy vegetables, wax gourds, tomatoes, and eggplant. Fruits include oranges, bananas, apples, cherries, strawberries, mangoes, peaches, pitayas, and pears. Abbreviations: SB = sedentary behavior; IPAQ = International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form; MET = metabolic equivalent; PSQI = Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; QoL = quality of life.