International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Table 4 Absolute energy expenditure in METs-min according to IPAQ-L at baseline. Median values by sex and education.

From: An adapted version of the long International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ-L): construct validity in a low-income, multiethnic population study from Oslo, Norway

	Education ≥ 12 years		Education < 12 years
Men, N = 1068	N	METs-min	N	METs-min
Total PA	577	3976	399	5670*
Commuting PA	615	363	430	366
Occupational PA	606	289	425	440
Domestic PA	615	420	431	495
Hours spent sitting	616	44	435	35***
LPA	587	1230	431	891***
PA by intensity
Vigorous PA	609	960	425	720
Moderate PA	583	2520	404	3323**
Women, N = 1372
Total PA	624	4533	623	4197
Commuting PA	656	471	674	406
Occupational PA	656	53	678	0
Domestic PA	658	757	680	945
LPA	634	1389	632	1024***
Hours spent sitting	661	40	683	32***
PA by intensity
Vigorous PA	656	480	677	0***
Moderate PA	626	3450	626	3561

p-values according to Mann-Whitney tests: * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001.

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