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. 2022 Aug 27;36:97. doi: 10.47176/mjiri.36.97

Table 2. Descriptive Characteristics of Physical Activity Level by Demographic Variables.

Total physical activity* Walking Moderate Vigorous Sitting
Total 6216.58±5886.09 2056.41±2200.25 2258.13±2374.94 2062.16±3261.22 277.05±169.89
Sex Male 6847.37±6923.82 2342.83±2439.86 2082.09±2446.32 2589.35±3603.82 273.65±195.06
Female 5968.95±5416.9 1947.5±2095.13 2329.52±2345.46 1855.39±3097.92 278.12±159.74
P-value1 0.233 0.109 0.312 0.029 0.792
Age (year) ≤ 35 6379.25±5569.03 2247.25±2125.03 2273.27±2336.59 1953.2±2949.89 396.07±196.35
> 35 5718.13±5822.03 1859.13±2210.03 2134.08±2262.56 1977.82±3398.52 265.41±145.53
P-value1 0.245 0.069 0.534 0.940 0.063
Location of work Primary health care centers 6156.66±6172.53 1848.0±2192.82 2596.5±2731.53 2596.5±2731.53 2287.34±1167.03
Hospitals 6479.93±5399.84 2212.23±2158.59 2441.56±2254.99 2441.56±2254.99 1765.72±1150.65
Administrative/financial unit 5535.7±6104.55 1743.04±2045.29 1943.59±2405.07 1943.59±2405.07 2290.52±1144.92
Academic position (Faculties) 2949±2732.64 1171.5±1117.51 728.21±1278.47 728.21±1278.47 2502.85±1121.12
Service unit 10345.78±7872.74 3506.25±3065.95 2893.71±2539.37 2893.71±2539.4 931.76±954.05
P-value2 <0.001 0.001 0.017 0.017 < 0.001
Marital status Unmarried 6078.86±6089.11 2179.91±2302.41 2044.37±2459.04 2016.05±3176.32 280.79±168.58
Married 6146.57±5673.12 1990.07±2165.79 2303.67±2307.2 2016.63±3234.74 275.08±170.43
P-value1 0.917 0.43 0.295 0.952 0.743
Work shifts Day 6099.94±6058.23 1956.88±2126.05 2222.21±2418.62 2080.2±3268.58 291.15±166.56
Night 3103.01±2747.44 1457.5±1653.48 1322.56±1295.57 26.66±65.13 486.78±328.9a
Rotational 6542.13±5696.18 2228.83±2120.07 2359.12±2347.98 1956.2±2958.26 229.06±128.97b
P-value2 0.393 0.378 0.585 0.278 <0.001

* Metabolic equivalent minutes (MET)-minutes/week. 1 Student t test. 2 One-way ANOVA.