Perceived physical activity barriers related to body weight status and sociodemographic factors among Malaysian men in Klang Valley

Table 3 The characteristics of the subjects according to age groups and as a whole (n = 730)

	Age group								Significance
	Young (n = 197)		Middle age (n = 388)		Elderly (n = 145)		Overall (n = 730)
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Age (years)	27.7	6.2	50.0	5.8	65.4	6.5	47.1	14.5	, , **
Weight (kg)	69.2	14.8	71.4	11.7	67.2	11.5	70.0	12.7	***
Height (cm)	169.5	6.0	167.1	6.0	164.7	6.9	167.3	6.4	, , **
BMI (kg/m²)	24.0	4.5	25.5	3.9	24.8	4.0	25.0	4.1	*
Waist circumference (cm)	86.0	10.5	90.7	9.9	90.2	10.3	89.3	10.4	, *
	Median	IQR	Median	IQR	Median	IQR	Median	IQR
Physical activity score (minutes)	120.0	178.0	87.5	180.0	90.0	149.0	90.0	180.0

Physical activity score is presented in median and interquartile range (IQR) because it is skewed.
*p < 0.05 (significant difference between young and middle-aged men); **p < 0.05 (significant difference between young and elderly men); ***p < 0.05 (significant difference between elderly and middle-aged men).

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