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Table 3 Physical Activity By Weight Status Among 1092 Metropolitan Transit Workers

From: Association between body weight, physical activity and food choices among metropolitan transit workers

  

Body Mass Index Category

 

Total

< 25

>= 25 < 30

>= 30

Survey Data

    

N

1092

132

343

617

International Physical

    

Activity Questionnaire

    

(m (se))

    

Walking (mins/d)

93.3 (2.4)

103.4 (6.9)

97.4 (4.3)

88.4 (3.2)

Vigorous Activity (mins/d)

59.5 (2.1)

63.0 (6.1)A

65.8 (3.8)AB

55.3 (2.8)B

Moderate Activity (mins/d)

75.0 (2.2)

79.8 (6.5)

85.2 (4.0)

68.4 (3.0)

Meets Physical Activity Recommendations (150 mins/d; %)

85.1

88.6AB

87.4A

82.8B**

Sitting (hours/d)

9.3 (.13)

8.6 (.36)

8.6 (.22)

9.8 (.17)A**

Godin Leisure Time Physical Activity

    

(10-min episodes per week)

    

(m (se))

    

Strenuous

1.9

2.2

2.3

1.6

 

(.09)

(.25)

(.16)

(.12)A**

Moderate

2.6

3.0

2.8

2.5

 

(.11)

(.33)

(.20)

(.15)

Mild

3.5 (.14)

3.7 (.40)

3.5 (.25)

3.4 (.18)

Sweat frequency (%)

    

Never

24.1

24.6

23.3

24.5

Sometimes

55.1

54.1

50.2

58.0

Often

20.8

21.3AB

26.5A

17.5B**

Television Viewing (hours/d)

2.0 (.04)

1.6 (.11)

1.8 (.07)

2.2 (.05)A**

Televisions in Home (>= 4 sets; %)

31.8

23.4A

30.4AB

34.0B**

Fitness Room Use

    

(past year; >= 1 time;%) Garage Fitness Room

29.3

27.2

28.7

30.2

Non-worksite Fitness Room

49.7

43.7

53.3

49.0

Exercise on Driving Route (past year; >= 1 time;%)

46.4

47.2

53.9

42.3

Accelerometry

    

N

158

28

36

94

(mins/d)(m (se))

    

Moderate/Vigorous

16.7 (1.2)

24.4 (2.9)A

20.0 (2.5)AB

15.1 (0.5)B**

Light

232.5 (5.3)

255.5 (13.1)

248.8 (11.3)

220.0 (6.7)A*

Inactive

342.8 (6.2)

323.1 (15.7)

337.3 (13.5)

343.8 (8.1)

  1. Note. Means adjusted for age, gender, race, income, education and marital status. m = mean. se = standard error. mins = minutes. d = day. **p < .01 *p < .05. Different superscripts indicate significantly different means, post hoc comparison p < .05.