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Table 3 Percentage time spent on physical activity by the Kenyan women according to socio-economic group

From: Predictors of overweight and obesity in adult women in Nairobi Province, Kenya

 

Lower

Upper-lower

Middle

Lower-upper

Upper

Total

Chi-square

PAL

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

 

High

61 (32)

44 (23)

45 (23)

28 (15)

14 (7)

192 (58)

P <0.001a

Moderate

7 (10)

17 (28)

13 (19)

16 (24)

12 (18)

67 (20)

 

Low

7 (10)

11 (15)

16 (22)

29 (40)

10 (14)

73 (22)

 

Sedentary time per day

       

< 5 hours

31 (37)

19 (22)

16 (19)

13 (15)

6 (7)

85 (26)

P <0.001a

5-10 hours

23 (18)

35 (27)

33 (25)

20 (15)

19 (15)

130 (39)

 

>10 hours

21 (18)

20 (17)

25 (21)

40 (34)

11 (9)

117 (35)

 
  1. PAL = physical activity level; a Significant differences at p <0.001.