Table 3 Associations between objective measures of occupational/leisure time physical activity and systolic ambulatory blood pressure (mmHg) (N=151)
From: Occupational and leisure time physical activity in contrasting relation to ambulatory blood pressure
Occupational physical activity groups | crude mean SBP at work (SD) | P(T-test) | P* (Ancova) | crude mean SBP at home (SD) | P(T-test) | P* (Ancova) | crude mean SBP during sleep (SD) | P(T-test) | P* (Ancova) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Proportion of moderate or vigorous activity counts during working time | Â | 0.95 | 0.98 | Â | 0.95 | 0.86 | Â | 0.25 | 0.19 |
  High (Q4) | 130.7 (12.3) |  |  | 129.3 (12.5) |  |  | 114.8 (10.3) |  |  |
  Low (Q1-Q3) | 130.5 (11.6) |  |  | 129.2 (10.1) |  |  | 112.2 (12.1) |  |  |
Leisure time physical activity groups | crude mean SBP at work (SD) | P ( T -test) | P ** (Ancova) | crude mean SBP at home (SD) | P ( T -test) | P ** (Ancova) | crude mean SBP during sleep (SD) | P ( T -test) | P ** (Ancova) |
Proportion of moderate or vigorous activity counts during leisure time | Â | <0.01 | <0.05 | Â | <0.01 | <0.05 | Â | 0.42 | 0.71 |
  High (Q4) | 126.1 (10.2) |  |  | 125.1 (10.4) |  |  | 111.5 (9.7) |  |  |
  Low (Q1-Q3) | 132.0 (11.9) |  |  | 130.5 (10.5) |  |  | 113.3 (12.3) |  |  |