Table 1.
Physical activity level and sedentary behaviours among the primary healthcare workers.
| Physical Activity Level | Male n (%) |
Female n (%) |
Total n (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total physical activity level (Metabolic equivalents (MET) min per week) | Inactive | 14 (33.3) | 105 (47.9) | 119 (45.6) |
| Active | 28 (66.7) | 114 (52.1) | 142 (54.4) | |
| Median (25th–75th percentiles) | 2580 (870–7320) | 960 (240–2880) * | 1080 (240–3600) | |
| Setting specific physical activity (min per week) | Occupational physical activity, Median (25th–75th percentiles) | 270 (0–1260) | 40 (0–300) * | 50 (0–435) |
| Transport-related physical activity, Median (25th–75th percentiles) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | |
| Physical activity during discretionary or leisure time; Median (25th–75th percentiles) | 151.5 (30–480) | 60 (0–180) * | 80 (0–180) | |
| Sitting time (hours per day) | ≤4 h | 16 (38.1) | 81 (37.0) | 97 (37.2) |
| >4 h | 26 (61.9) | 138 (63.0) | 164 (62.8) | |
| Median (25th–75th percentiles) | 330 (180–555) | 300 (180–540) | 300 (180–540) | |
Independent t-test was performed, * p-value < 0.05 represents significance.