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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants

From: Awareness of chronic disease related health benefits of physical activity among residents of a rural South Indian region: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Males (N = 189)

Females (N = 220)

Total (N = 409)

Age (years), mean ± SD

39.1 ± 13.6

37.7 ± 12.1

38.4 ± 12.8

BMI (kgm−2), mean ± SD

21.3 ± 4.3

21.1 ± 4.6

21.2 ± 4.5

Education, n (%)

Primary or Less,

86 (45.5)

118 (53.6)

204 (49.9)

More than primary but less than graduation

80 (42.3)

71 (32.3)

151 (36.9)

Graduation or more

23 (12.2)

31 (14.1)

54 (13.2)

*PA in various domains, median (IQR)

Work

1680 (0, 8400)

2460 (960, 3360)

1920 (420, 5040)

Travel

560 (0, 1080)

360 (0, 840)

480 (0, 840)

**Leisure

0 (0, 480)

0 (0, 0)

0 (0, 0)

Total PA

3720 (1440, 10080)

2910 (1680, 4540)

3120 (1680, 6720)

***PA Category, n (%)

Active

157 (83.1)

195 (88.6)

352 (86.1)

Inactive

32 (16.9)

25 (11.4)

57 (13.9)

  1. BMI – Body Mass Index; PA – Physical Activity; IQR – Interquartile range;
  2. MET – Metabolic Equivalent of Task.
  3. *PA in MET.min wk−1.
  4. **LTPA was very low resulting in zero as median and IQ range.
  5. ***Participants were categorised as Inactive for PA < 600 MET.min.wk−1 and as active for PA ≥ 600 MET.min.wk−1.