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Table 2 Mean time spent engaged in PA and the prevalence of attaining PA recommendations according to BMI status

From: Association of self-reported physical activity patterns and socio-demographic factors among normal-weight and overweight Japanese men

  

BMI status

  
 

Total

Normal-weight

men

Overweight

men

p-value

Mean time spent in total PA, min/week (SD)

330.7 (488.5)

340.4 (488.9)

306.2 (433.0)

0.32

Meet 150min of total PA per week (%)

57.4%

58.6%

54.6%

0.16

Mean time spent in walking, min/week (SD)

194.0 (302.1)

196.0 (308.4)

189.5 (288.0)

0.79

Meet 150min of walking per week (%)

41.8%

41.0%

43.5%

0.36

Mean time spent in MVPA, min/week (SD)

135.8 (298.9)

144.4 (315.5)

116.7 (257.7)

0.001*

Meet 150min of MVPA per week (%)

24.9%

26.6%

21.3%

0.035*

  1. * Statistically significant (p<0.05).
  2. SD=standard deviation.